Working at Andrews Court Care Home
Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, BB2 4QR
Operated by Andrews Court Limited
37 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
5.9/10
AI analysis of latest data
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 5.9/10
Key Finding
"Staff enjoy supportive management and work well as a motivated team with good training and activities, but medicines handling needs improvement."
Safety & Risk
4/10
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Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: Some improvements needed to be made to the way medicines were handled in the service; no fire drills had taken place.
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: All staff understood their roles, were highly motivated and worked well as a team.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: We saw there were enough staff on duty to support people safely.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: Staff told us they received good quality training which enabled them to deliver effective care.
Management
7/10
✓
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: Staff enjoyed working at Andrews Court and found the registered manager to be supportive and approachable.
Programmes
6/10
✓
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: The home employed an activities organiser... range of activities provided included bingo, arts and crafts, sensory time, knitting, newspapers, armchair exercise.
Points to consider
Medication handling had gaps like no doctor approval for over-the-counter remedies and incomplete cream records.
We found some improvements needed to be made to the way medicines were handled in the service, including the administration of prescribed creams.
Staffing is adequate but nothing special, no info on retention or agency use.
There were enough staff deployed to meet people's needs.
Only standard training from local authority courses, no specialist or funded qualifications.
The registered manager informed us they were generally reliant on accessing courses provided by the local authority for staff training.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: December 2020
Requires improvement
Safe
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Requires improvement
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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