Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Stable staffing and varied activities programmes create strengths, but inconsistent leadership and frequent medication errors are key weaknesses."
Staff did not always follow safe medicines practices and people did not always receive their medicines as prescribed. There were 10 medicine errors in a seven-month period.
staff reported low morale and a lack of support with managing behaviours that challenged the service.
People's relatives and staff told us that staffing was more stable now as there were less agency staff working in the service.
The provider did not arrange face to face or higher levels of safeguarding training for support workers to supplement online training.
The service had inconsistent leadership due to being without a registered manager or deputy manager since December 2018 and was overseen by three different operations managers and a service improvement manager in a 12-month period.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: activity plans were varied and tailored to people's interests and preferences... supported to use a tandem bicycle in the community... joined their local Autistic Society Group.
No permanent manager in place for months and leadership changed too many times.
without a registered manager or deputy manager since December 2018 and was overseen by three different operations managers
Medication errors happened often with wrong doses, times or missed medicines.
There were 10 medicine errors in a seven-month period since our last inspection visit. These were in relation to omitted medicines, wrong dose, wrong time and wrong medicines.
Only basic online safeguarding training with no face-to-face sessions.
The provider did not arrange face to face or higher levels of safeguarding training for support workers to supplement online training.
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Last inspected: July 2019
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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