Working at Carlton Drive Short Breaks Service

Staff numbers meet basic needs with a consistent team, but no word on low turnover or going above minimums to keep workloads easy.

Planned staffing levels were achieved. Staffing was adjusted depending on people's needs. We found there were enough staff available.

Varied activities like outings, cooking and festivals add some interest, but no specialist programmes or trained activities staff to make days really creative.

We observed people partaking in activities of interest to them. We saw photographs of people visiting the seaside during the summer and staff told us they often took people out to the pub, cinema, bowling and pumpkin picking.