Working at Bartletts Residential Home
Peverel Court, Portway Road, Aylesbury, HP17 8RP
Operated by Peverel Court Limited
62 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
6.8/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 6.8/10
Key Finding
"A friendly supportive culture where staff feel valued and innovative activity programmes stand out, although staffing gets busy at times and risk assessments are not always up to date."
Safety & Risk
6/10
✓
2021: Assured provider was preventing infections, using PPE effectively, accessing testing; Per 2018: Good safeguarding and medicines but risk assessments not always reflecting current risk; fire drill gaps.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff told us they liked working at the home, there was a friendly and supportive culture; provider won 'Care employer award'; staff felt valued with recognition schemes.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: We observed there to be enough staff on duty and deployed to meet people's needs; comments included 'most of the time. Sometimes they are busy'
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff had been supported to maintain their skills and learn new skills; thorough induction; 'Dementia experience' training; training, supervision and appraisals monitored.
Management
7/10
✓
Staff told us the management team had been and continued to be supportive of staff (2021); Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: registered manager was visible and approachable.
Programmes
8/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Activity co-ordinator promoted to 'People innovation manager'; named 'Resident of the day' programme; inter-generational school projects; community partnerships, music therapy, outings.
Points to consider
Staff numbers are enough most of the time but sometimes get busy.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: 'I think there are enough of them, most of the time. Sometimes they are busy'
Training covers basics, induction and some dementia sessions but no funded specialist qualifications or career pathways.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff had been supported to maintain their skills and learn new skills; thorough induction to role; 'Dementia experience'
Risk assessments and records sometimes not updated to match current needs, and some staff lacked fire evacuation training.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: risk assessments and care plans did not always reflect the current level of risk; staff had not received training on how to use evac chair
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: December 2018
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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