Working at 26 St Barnabas Road
Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8RA
Operated by Voyage 1 Limited
6 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.0/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 7.0/10
Key Finding
"Supportive management, stable staffing and excellent safety, although activities lack a dedicated coordinator."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'People received safe care and treatment. Risks were appropriately recorded and assessed... Medicines were administered safely.' Per 2022 targeted inspection: Assured on all infection prevention and control measures.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'Staff reported there was an open and transparent culture... One member of staff stated, "The manager talks to us about the home and how we should work. We work together."'
Staffing Levels
7/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'people were supported by sufficient staff. There were three staff present in the morning, and three staff present for the evening shift... The service did not use agency staff.' Per 2022: measures in place for COVID-related staff pressures.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'staff had been provided training in the provider's mandatory training and additional courses... Dementia Awareness; Epilepsy; Autism... regular supervisions and annual appraisals.'
Management
7/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'Staff spoke very highly of the registered manager. One member of staff reported, "she is very good, she knows what she is doing." The office door was always open.'
Programmes
6/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'People had access to individualised and group activities... One person enjoyed cycling and painting... encouraged integration in the community.'
Points to consider
No dedicated activities coordinator or specialist programmes, so the role is varied with community outings and hobbies like painting but lacks distinctive enrichment.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'People had access to individualised and group activities... One person enjoyed cycling and painting... encouraged integration in the community.'
Training includes specialist topics like autism and epilepsy but no funded qualifications or career pathways mentioned.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'staff had been provided training in... mandatory training and additional courses... Dementia Awareness; Epilepsy; Autism... rolling training programme.'
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: October 2019
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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