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SeeAbility - Fiennes House Residential Home

SeeAbility - Fiennes House Residential Home is a care home in Wellington, run by The Royal School for the Blind. CQC rated it Good overall in January 2023 (last checked 25 January 2023). It has 12 beds. It is registered to support people with a physical disability, people with a sensory impairment, people with a learning disability or autism and younger adults.

  • Care home without nursing

Fiennes House, 31 Drakes Park North, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8SZ

What CQC says

Overall rating

Goodrated 3 years ago (25 January 2023)

The service is performing well and meeting expectations.

The same as the rating before it (Good, 24 March 2020).

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Last checked by CQC: 25 January 2023.

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The five key questions

CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.

  • Is it safe?

    Goodrated 3 years ago (25 January 2023)

  • Is it effective?

    Goodrated 6 years ago (24 March 2020)

  • Is it caring?

    Goodrated 6 years ago (24 March 2020)

  • Is it responsive to people’s needs?

    Goodrated 6 years ago (24 March 2020)

  • Is it well-led?

    Goodrated 3 years ago (25 January 2023)

Not sure what the ratings mean? Read how CQC ratings work.

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 January 2023. 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.

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Earlier ratings

Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.

About this service

Type of care
Care home without nursing
Who it supports
Physical disability, Sensory impairment, Learning disability or autism, Younger adults
Number of beds
12
Nursing care
No, personal care only
Registered since
15 December 2010
Local council area
Somerset

Who runs it

Provider
The Royal School for the Blind
Brand
BRAND SeeAbility
Kind of provider
Company or organisation

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