Working at Bamburgh House
Clacton Road, Thorrington, CO7 8JN
Operated by Bamburgh House Ltd
3 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
6.7/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 6.7/10
Key Finding
"Strong leadership, stable experienced staff and a caring culture, although routine activities without a dedicated coordinator and only basic training hold it back."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
Robust individual risk assessments, safeguarding training, safe recruitment with DBS checks, medicines managed safely with competency checks.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Staff demonstrated caring approach, commitment to residents' progress and quality of life; person-centred empowering culture with positive relationships.
Staffing Levels
7/10
✓
Most staff worked with residents for several years; sufficient staff including 1:1 support for community access, no agency or vacancy concerns mentioned.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Staff training up to date on first aid, fire safety, safeguarding, challenging behaviour, medication; induction aligned to Care Certificate, regular refreshers.
Management
7/10
✓
Registered manager visible presence, works directly with people much of time, supported by deputy; regular supervisions, appraisals, audits and staff meetings.
Programmes
5/10
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People led activities including community outings, shopping, college, makeup, holidays, pony trekking; individual activities planner reviewed.
Points to consider
No dedicated activities coordinator or specialist programmes, so the role is mostly routine care plus supporting personal outings and interests.
Activities formed an important part of people's lives and were led by people... staff took people out into the community... individual activities planner.
Only standard mandatory training like safeguarding and medication, no funded qualifications or career development paths.
All staff had attended training in subjects such as first aid, fire safety, food safety, safeguarding people, challenging behaviour and medication... induction aligned to Care Certificate.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: June 2018
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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