Working at Astbury Mere Care Home
Newcastle Road, Congleton, CW12 4HP
Operated by Porthaven Care Homes LLP
62 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
6.7/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 6.7/10
Key Finding
"Supportive management and a close, engaged team where staff love working, but vacancies lead to reliance on agency workers and overtime."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
Systems were in place to protect people from the risk of abuse. Staff received training and understood the actions they must take if they felt someone was being harmed or abused and were confident concerns would be taken seriously.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Staff felt engaged and felt they worked as a close team. Comments included, 'We are a good team and discuss things with eachother' and, 'I love working here.'
Staffing Levels
5/10
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Staffing levels were safe. There was ongoing recruitment at the home to recruit into a number of vacancies. This meant there was some reliance on regular staff working overtime or using agency workers.
Training & Dev
/10
✕
Management
7/10
✓
Staff we spoke with told us the management team was very supportive and felt confident in sharing any concerns.
Programmes
/10
✕
Points to consider
Vacancies mean the home relies on agency workers and overtime from regular staff to cover shifts.
There was ongoing recruitment at the home to recruit into a number of vacancies. This meant there was some reliance on regular staff working overtime or using agency workers.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: December 2022
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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