SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 25 good, 8 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Oak Springs Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 12 other homes in Liverpool.
67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Oak Springs Care Home is a 74-bed nursing home in Liverpool, run by Sandstone Care Liverpool LTD. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Liverpool are smaller: the median there is 36 beds.
CQC last rated the home in August 2024, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in October 2018. 8 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2022. That is true of 64% of homes in Liverpool. 12 other homes in Liverpool share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”.
