Working at Ashcroft Care Home
18 Lee Road, Chesterfield, S41 0BT
Operated by Ashcroft SC Ltd
42 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
5.5/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 5.5/10
Key Finding
"Staff feel supported with good training and safety, but inconsistent leadership and regular agency staff use need improvement."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
People were protected from the risk of abuse. Staff had received training in how to safeguard people from abuse. Staff understood how to report any concerns.
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
Staff told us they had regular supervisions and felt supported in their roles.
Staffing Levels
5/10
!
Staffing rotas evidenced there were enough staff deployed... Regular agency staff were used to ensure continuity of care for people whilst on-going recruitment was in place.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Staff training was relevant and up to date. The staff training matrix evidenced that improvements in compliance had been made following our previous inspection.
Management
4/10
!
The service management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
Programmes
5/10
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We also saw staff carrying out a planned activity of flower arranging... [Staff] keeps everybody busy with various entertainment, flower arranging, and someone brought animals in.
Points to consider
No fully registered manager in post yet, just one who has applied, and new systems need time to fully embed for reliable oversight.
The service had a manager who had applied to be registered with the Care Quality Commission... These changes required embedding to ensure they were effective and consistently applied.
Staffing is adequate but relies on regular agency staff while they recruit more permanent workers.
Regular agency staff were used to ensure continuity of care for people whilst on-going recruitment was in place.
Only basic activities like flower arranging and animal visits with a coordinator, no specialist or innovative programmes.
We also saw staff carrying out a planned activity of flower arranging... someone brought animals in for them to hold.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: March 2022
Requires improvement
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
!
Requires improvement
Responsive
!
Requires improvement
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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