Residential care home · Cheshire West and Chester

Dover Drive Short Stay Service

20, Dover Drive, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9EP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 31 December 2019 Rated 6 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • February 2015GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Cheshire West and Chester

Dover Drive Short Stay Service is in the Good tier ?, with 37 other homes in Cheshire West and Chester. 72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (7%)
  • Good 38 (46%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 20 (24%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (9%)

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  • Whitby House Care Home
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Other homes run by Cheshire West and Chester Council

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

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About Dover Drive Short Stay Service

Dover Drive Short Stay Service is a 4-bed residential care home in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, run by Cheshire West and Chester Council. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment and people with an eating disorder. It is a small home for Cheshire West and Chester, where the median is 39 beds.

2 of Cheshire West and Chester Council’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 2 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Cheshire West and Chester, 72% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

Its CQC rating, from December 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in May 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 40% of homes in Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how rating age varies by council.