Working at Cherry Trees
28 Berrow Road, Burnham On Sea, TA8 2EX
Operated by National Autistic Society (The)
9 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.4/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 7.4/10
Key Finding
"Strong management, stable staffing and a positive culture for staff, but overdue medicines checks and incomplete fridge temperature records need fixing."
Safety & Risk
6/10
✓
Safeguarding systems, risk assessments and medicines management in place with minor gaps including fridge temperatures out of range without recorded actions and some expired competencies.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Staff told us 'I love working at Cherry Trees... I smile every day in my job, I feel supported by all the staff.' Relatives: 'The staff enjoy their work, it's a real home.'
Staffing Levels
8/10
✓
The registered manager told us they had recently appointed a staff member... now fully staffed. Staff: 'We have had 7 weeks where we have not used any agency staff, it's brilliant, we have a good staff team.' Relatives: 'rarely agency staff there.'
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Staff received safeguarding training, certified restraint training, and medicines training with competency checks, though some annual competencies had expired.
Management
8/10
✓
Relatives told us '[Name of registered manager] has a lot of experience... very proactive and approachable.' Staff said '[Name of registered manager] is very efficient, really on the ball... easy to approach.'
Programmes
/10
✕
Dimension not covered by 2023 focused inspection or recent comprehensive report.
Points to consider
Some staff have overdue annual checks on their skills for giving medicines.
Some staff members annual competency had expired, we discussed this with the registered manager who told us they had plans in place to ensure staff received their annual competency check.
Records do not always show actions taken when the medicines fridge temperature went out of range.
In a fridge where medicines were stored the temperature had gone slightly out of range on a few occasions. There were no details of the actions taken to rectify this.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: June 2023
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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