Blyth Valley Disabled Forum
Blyth Valley Disabled Forum is a home care service in Blyth, run by Blyth Valley Disabled Forum Ltd. CQC rated it Good overall in July 2021 (last checked 6 July 2021). It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
- Home care
20 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2BU
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Up from Requires improvement, 23 January 2021.
Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)Last checked by CQC: 6 July 2021.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 5 years ago (6 July 2021)Is it effective?
Goodrated 8 years ago (9 January 2018)Is it caring?
Goodrated 8 years ago (9 January 2018)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 8 years ago (9 January 2018)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 5 years ago (6 July 2021)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This rating is from July 2021. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
Earlier ratings
Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.
- Requires improvement23 January 2021Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good9 January 2018Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good18 November 2015Read the report (opens in a new tab)
About this service
- Type of care
- Home care
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people, Physical disability, Sensory impairment, Learning disability or autism, Mental health needs, Younger adults, Drug and alcohol misuse, Eating disorder
- Registered since
- 19 January 2011
- Local council area
- Northumberland
Who runs it
- Provider
- Blyth Valley Disabled Forum Ltd
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation