Working at Chestnut Grove Rest Home
St Catherines Way, Preston, PR5 5XE
Operated by Chestnut Grove Rest Home Ltd
12 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
6.6/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 6.6/10
Key Finding
"Well-run home with well-trained staff and positive culture, but gaps in medicines records and average staffing."
Safety & Risk
6/10
✓
Improvements were required to make sure medicines processes were safe... Staff did not always record what time some time specific medicines had been administered...
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
We found a positive culture within the home. Staff enjoyed their jobs and 1 member of staff said, 'I love working here, I really love my job.'
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
People were supported by enough staff who had been recruited safely. The registered manager recruited staff using safe processes.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Staff were well trained. Staff completed inductions and regular training... 'I have completed all my online training, and we have face to face training planned.'
Management
7/10
✓
The registered manager engaged well with people, their relatives and staff. People and relatives thought that the home was well run.
Programmes
6/10
✓
There was an activities co-ordinator who could arrange... activities... entertainment... from trips out to parties. The service owned a minibus...
Points to consider
Staffing levels are adequate but nothing special, no details on low agency use or high staff retention.
People were supported by enough staff who had been recruited safely.
Some gaps in medication records like missing dose timings, though fixed straight away.
Staff did not always record what time some time specific medicines had been administered to make sure there was sufficient gap between each dose.
Activities are regular with a coordinator and trips, but no specialist or innovative programmes named.
There was an activities co-ordinator who could arrange and participate in activities of people's choice. The entertainment in the home is excellent; from trips out to parties.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: January 2024
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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