Residential care home · West Sussex

Willow Lodge Care Home

11-15 Stein Road, Emsworth, PO10 8LB

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
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Willow Lodge Care Home is a residential care home in Emsworth in West Sussex, run by Stephen Geach. It has 40 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

Its latest CQC rating, published February 2021, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 84% of care homes in West Sussex are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 5 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 12 February 2021 Rated 5 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

Older rating. Published 12 February 2021, 5 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in West Sussex

Willow Lodge Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 50 other homes in West Sussex. Of the 316 rated care homes here, 84% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 11 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 15 (5%)
  • Good 203 (61%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 36 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 51 (15%)
  • Not yet rated 15 (5%)

Half of West Sussex's ratings are more than 4.2 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Stephen Geach runs 2 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Oak View Residential Care Home
    Hayling Island, Hampshire · PO11 0JB · Residential care home · 51 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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