Working at Aspen House Care Home

No activities coordinator right now, so the role is mostly routine personal care with basic chats and music instead of varied programmes.

since the post of activities co-ordinator had been vacant. A plan was in place to ensure that people did not become isolated and continued to have activities

Staffing is adequate but there have been recent pressures and vacancies to fill.

Staff described recent staffing pressures. Recruitment to vacant posts was in progress.

Only standard training and induction, no specialist courses or funded qualifications mentioned.

Staff were receiving the training and support they needed to be effective in their roles.