Working at Amberley Nursing Home
Church Lane, Chesterfield, S44 5AG
Operated by EMH Care and Support Limited
12 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
6.0/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 6.0/10
Key Finding
"Staff enjoy a family atmosphere and feel supported with safe medicine management, but agency staff use and basic activities are drawbacks."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
Medicine was managed safely... When incidents had occurred the provider and registered manager used these to learn and make improvements. For example, a medicine error had occurred... a double staff member checking system has been introduced.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
One staff member said, 'I would not want to work anywhere else, there is a lovely atmosphere here.' Another staff member told us... 'It's like a breath of fresh air working here.' 'There is a family feel here'
Staffing Levels
5/10
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There was enough staff to support the needs of people. We saw the provider had used agency staff to support the numbers of staff required.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Staff told us they had received training to support their role. The provider has recently signed up to a new training package which gave staff access to a range of online training. New staff members were supported to complete the care certificate.
Management
6/10
✓
Staff felt supported and enjoyed working for this provider. The registered manager acted to make improvements to the home and the needs of people and staff.
Programmes
5/10
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Activities and hobbies were encouraged and people were able to decide on how they wished to spend their day. People had planted fruit and vegetables... some carrots had been picked.
Points to consider
Staffing is adequate and flexible but they use some agency staff to cover shifts.
We saw the provider had used agency staff to support the numbers of staff required. The registered manager confirmed that they had a recruitment programme to replace the agency staff.
Only basic activities like gardening, outings, and hobbies, no dedicated coordinator or specialist programmes.
Activities and hobbies were encouraged... to support a person to attend a health care appointment or activity. On the day of the inspection, staffing had been increased to support one person to attend the hydrotherapy pool and another two people to go out shopping.
Training is standard with online modules and induction but had recent gaps that needed fixing.
The providers regional team had completed an audit in June 2018, this identified that some of the training was not up to date. The registered manager had ensured staff had made this a priority and the training completion levels had improved.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: October 2018
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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