Working at Arbour Walk
7-21 Hungerford Road, Bristol, BS4 5HU
Operated by Barker Care Limited
83 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
7.2/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 7.2/10
Key Finding
"Excellent management and light-hearted staff culture shine, although staffing lacks strong retention and activities miss specialist programmes."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
Staff had an up to date understanding of safeguarding... People's medicines were managed safely.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
'The atmosphere is light-hearted, staff seem to mix well with one another...'
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
There were enough staff deployed to provide care and support to people that was safe and met their needs.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Regular training for staff was in place... Staff spoke positively about the ongoing training they received.
Management
8/10
✓
People spoke very highly of the registered manager... 'Management is beyond comparison, the care and the trouble they go to...'
Programmes
6/10
✓
There were two activities organisers employed... bingo, cards, garden planting, singers, cinema, rabbits.
Points to consider
Staffing levels are adequate and meet needs, but no details on low staff turnover or minimal agency use.
Records showed that staffing levels were meeting the provider's own staffing levels dependency tool.
Varied activities like games, gardening, and pet rabbits keep things interesting, but no specialist named programmes or staff training in therapies.
There were two activities organisers employed... bingo, cards, dominoes... rabbits really helped to relax people.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: October 2021
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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