Chirnside House
Abbeyfield Close, Lancaster, LA1 4NL
North West · Lancashire · residential
Requires improvement
Key question ratings
- Safe
- Requires improvement
- Caring
- Good
- Well-led
- Requires improvement
- Effective
- Good
- Responsive
- Good
Inspection history
| Published | Overall | Change | Transition | AI summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-13 | Requires improvement | new | Unrated→Requires improvement | Chirnside House received a 'Requires Improvement' rating due to breaches in recruitment practices and governance systems. Whilst care quality was good and people felt safe, the provider lacked robust processes to monitor staff recruitment properly and had no effective oversight system for the service's performance, creating increased risk of harm despite no current incidents. |
| 2020-10-24 | Unrated | Unrated→Unrated | — | |
| 2018-05-18 | Unrated | Unrated→Unrated | — | |
| 2016-05-20 | Unrated | Unrated→Unrated | — | |
| 2014-08-14 | Unrated | Unrated→Unrated | — | |
| 2013-11-23 | Unrated | Unrated→Unrated | — | |
| 2013-01-17 | Unrated | Unrated→Unrated | — | |
| 2012-02-14 | Unrated | Unrated→Unrated | — |