Working at Airedale Residential & Dementia Home

Staff feel rushed at busy times and have long shifts up to 14 hours without enough rest between them.

Staff reported that there were not always sufficient numbers to meet people’s needs effectively... “Sometimes I do feel we are short of staff,” and “There is not enough—I feel quite rushed... Some staff members were scheduled for extended shifts of up to 14 hours, with insufficient rest periods between shifts.”

Checks on staff skills for moving residents safely are not fully complete.

Staff moving and handling competency assessments were not always fully completed.

Safety records have gaps like unrecorded bruising and missing night fire drills practice.

we identified one incident involving a person who sustained a bruise that had not been recorded in the incident logs... no evidence of night-time fire drills being carried out in over 12 months.