Working at Cambeck Close

Staffing is adequate for the reduced number of respite nights but recruitment problems mean managers have to cover shifts sometimes.

The service had reduced the number of respite nights offered to people due to issues recruiting new staff... either the registered or deputy manager had to be on shift whenever people were staying at Cambeck Close.

Activities are basic and mostly indoors like arts, crafts, baking and garden play because staffing is not enough for outings.

The current staffing levels meant people could not go out much during their respite stay... Staff arranged a range of activities within the bungalows... arts and crafts, sensory items, baking and playing in the large garden.

Safety processes are standard but there are small gaps in medicines handling like missing permissions or two staff signatures for controlled drugs.

One medicine was being administered differently... Permission... was not in the medicines file... The service did not always follow their medicines policy for having 2 members of staff signing when controlled drugs were administered.