Working at Blamster's Link
Blamsters Link, Halstead, CO9 2QJ
Operated by TLC CARE HOMES BLAMSTERS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED
5 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
8.0/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 8.0/10
Key Finding
"A happy, settled team with a supportive manager and enough staff, although limited activities and no permanent manager hold it back."
Safety & Risk
9/10
✓
Effective safeguarding systems... risk assessments focussed on what people could do... STOMP principles... PRN only as last resort... learning lessons from incidents
Staff Culture
9/10
✓
'We are the happiest team. We are a really good team'... 'Staff morale is really good with the new manager... the most settled I have ever felt'
Staffing Levels
8/10
✓
The service had enough staff including for one-to-one support... 'Always enough staff. I've been really impressed with the staffing, no issues at all', 'We don't like to use agency if we can help it'
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Staff had received a wide range of relevant and good quality training... 'We have intense training and it is all really good.'... regular supervision
Management
8/10
✓
The manager had been in post for six months... visible in the service, approachable... Staff: 'As a manager they are probably one of the best I've had', 'fantastic manager'
Programmes
6/10
✓
People observed... colouring, playing ball, watching TV... out to a café... Chelmsford on the train, personal shopping, the pub, cafes and garden centres
Points to consider
No activities coordinator or specialist programmes, so the job is mostly personal care with outings and home play like colouring and ball games.
People told us they had access to meaningful activities... went out with [staff] to a café... colouring, playing ball... been to Chelmsford on the train, personal shopping, the pub, cafes and garden centres.
No permanent manager registered yet, even though the acting one started six months ago and applied.
At the time of our inspection the service did not have a registered manager in post. A new manager had been in post for six months and had submitted an application to register.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: November 2022
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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