Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Staff receive regular supervision and training plus varied activities, but staffing shortages and some not feeling valued by management hold it back."
Prior to this inspection people had not received their medicine as the prescriber intended; 34 medicine errors in April 2021 including 27 missed doses.
Not all staff we spoke with felt engaged with the management team; staff survey reflected mixed opinions.
Staff told us there were not enough staff deployed in the home to support people.
Staff received regular supervision sessions to discuss performance and any training required; provider supporting three staff to become nurse associates.
Staff told us they did not all feel valued by or engaged with the management of the service.
Activity groups organised such as gardening, cooking, topical debates, men's group, flower arranging observed.
Staff say there aren't enough of them so people wait at times and some problems could be avoided.
Staff however told us there were not enough staff to meet people's needs. They told us people needed care staff to spend more time with them.
Managers did not always report safeguarding concerns like unexplained bruising or medicine mistakes to the right people.
managers did not always report safeguarding incidents appropriately. A review of incidents had not always prompted management to refer these to the local authority. For example, medicine errors, or where staff had found people with unexplained bruising or injury.
Some staff do not feel valued or properly connected to managers with no regular team meetings.
Staff told us they did not all feel valued by or engaged with the management of the service. Care staff told us they did not have face to face meetings regularly.
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Last inspected: July 2022
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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