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Isle Of Wight Named Best Caregiving County In UK

The Isle of Wight has been named as the best county in the UK for caregiving.

It marks a stunning turnaround, after the Island was named third worst in the previous league table — released in 2017. 

Counties are ordered based on the percentage of social care services within the location with a Care Quality Commission (CQC) Good or Outstanding Rating.

TrustedCare — which puts the data together — revisited its care quality league table to see how things have changed in the past five years.

The map below shows the five best and five worst areas of Britain for caregiving.

That period has seen 97% of Isle of Wight homes achieve a CQC Good or Outstanding rating.

It was a different story back in 2017, with the Island two spots above the bottom of the table with just 70% of services having been awarded the top ratings.

Laura Gaudion, Director of Adult Social Care and Housing Needs at the Isle of Wight Council, said:

“This achievement is testament to the dedication, hard work and determination of our local care home and home care providers and their hardworking staff teams.

"They are incredibly dedicated to delivering the best care and support to some of the most vulnerable members of our Island community.

"We have been really fortunate to work in partnership with Mountbatten Hospice to create a programme of learning and development aimed specifically at raising the standard of care and support on the Island."

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