Working at Beech Tree House

No full activities programme or coordinator yet, so the role is mostly routine personal care with little variety.

People felt as the home became busier staff did not always have the time to undertake activities with them. A new activities co-ordinator was about to take up post.

Staffing is enough for now but getting stretched as more residents arrive, with mixed views from staff on whether more are needed.

We received mixed views from staff. Some told us the current staffing was acceptable whilst others felt additional staff were required now and would need to be reviewed when additional people were admitted to the home.

Some gaps in staff training that are being caught up, but not all specialist training complete yet.

We were sent a copy of the home's training matrix which showed the majority of staff had completed mandatory training and some additional elements. Where there were gaps in training these were noted for following up on the registered manager's action plan.