Last updated: 10 February 2026
"High staff morale and stable long-term team, but governance missed risks, mental capacity records and some training gaps."
Medicines administered safely with protocols; incidents reported and lessons learned; however, risk assessments not always individualised and promptly amended; no safeguarding concerns.
There was a high morale within the staff team which led towards good working relationships; staff comments: 'I enjoy working here', 'Manager is listening, very helpful'.
The service had enough staff including for one-to-one support; most staff had been working for the provider for a long time; shifts covered by permanent and bank staff where needed.
Staff provided with variety of training including positive behaviour support, autism, learning disabilities; however, out of date with mental health awareness training; supervision in place but observations not recorded.
Governance systems not always operated effectively, failing to pick up issues relating to risk assessments, MCA records and staff observations.
People supported in shopping, walks, meals out, weekly cookery class, beauty treatments, aromatherapy, massage, Zumba, gardening skills development.
Managers missed some issues like generic risk assessments and mental capacity records before inspectors found them.
the provider had failed to pick up the issues we identified during our inspection. This included issues relating to the risk assessments, MCA records and staff's observations
Staff training had gaps with mental health awareness out of date, even though other courses were done.
the staff team were out of date with the mental health awareness training which the registered manager booked staff on to promptly
Risk assessments were sometimes generic and not fully tailored to each person.
people's risk assessments were not always person-centred and individualised. We saw some generic risk assessments being completed for people
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Last inspected: April 2022
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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