Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Staff feel well supported in a positive team culture with open management and good training, but unclear staff retention and no activities lead are drawbacks."
2021 IPC inspection: 'We were assured that the provider was preventing visitors from catching and spreading infections... making sure infection outbreaks can be effectively prevented or managed... Most staff were wearing appropriate PPE... two staff members masks were not correctly fitted, this was immediately rectified.'
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'Staff were well supported and felt they all worked as a team... People and their relatives spoke positively of the registered manager... "It's a happy home."'
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'There were enough staff to ensure people were cared for and supported safely... One relative told us, "They used to take ten minutes to respond to call bells, now there's no reason to use them, the staff are just more attentive."'
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'Established staff had access to supervision and training that was specific to the needs of the people using the home, including dementia, MCA, Tissue Viability and End of Life Care.'
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'Staff were encouraged through an open and transparent culture... A staff member told us, "I've never worked somewhere where the manager is so involved. They are easy to talk to and the door is always open."'
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'People had access to a range of activities... good range of individual and group activities... fifties party... singing and poetry events... Burns Night and Chinese New Year... local pre-school children visiting.'
Staff numbers meet needs after fixes to call bell response times, but no word on agency staff or how long team members stay.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'There were enough staff to ensure people were cared for and supported safely... "now there's no reason to use them, the staff are just more attentive."'
Varied activities like parties, singing, and school visits keep things interesting sometimes, but no activities lead or special therapy training for staff.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'good range of individual and group activities and that recently there had been a fifties party... singing and poetry events... setting up of local pre-school children visiting'
AI Generated
Last inspected: April 2019
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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