Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Staff feel supported by leadership and valued like family with strong training, but high agency use and incomplete incident records hold it back."
Accidents and incidents were recorded and action taken to minimise the risk of them happening again. However, the incident logs were not always promptly closed and on occasions lacked detail.
Staff told us they felt valued and listened to by the registered manager. One staff member told us, 'We are like a family here, there can be tensions sometimes but we work together as a team.'
There were sufficient staff deployed to meet people's needs. The high use of agency staff was being addressed and the skills of agency staff were reviewed to ensure those employed were able to meet people's needs.
All staff received training in supporting people living with dementia. Staff told us this included immersive training as part of the providers dementia strategy. Staff confirmed they received on-going support and supervision in their roles.
Staff felt supported by the leadership team and requests for changes to systems were listened to. Quality assurance audits were completed regularly and a service improvement plan was used to monitor actions.
There was a wide variety of activities available to people including music events, dancing, crafts, exercise groups, gardening, a book club, beauty afternoons and celebrations of events throughout the year. People were involved in the development of the activities programme.
High agency use means you often guide agency workers who don't know residents well.
Agency staff were being used to cover staff vacancies. Staff told us this could be difficult due to having to give regular guidance as new agency staff did not always know people well.
Incident records sometimes lack detail or aren't closed promptly so following up on mistakes takes extra effort.
the incident logs were not always promptly closed and on occasions lacked detail. The provider had recognised this within their audit process and had taken steps to make the recording more robust going forward.
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Last inspected: December 2022
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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