Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Staff get good training and regular supervision from an approachable manager, but basic activities and poor records for residents' spending money need improvement."
Staff knew about safeguarding and protecting people from harm. People's risk assessments were comprehensive detailing possible risks and how to minimise them. People received their medicines as prescribed by their doctors.
Staff told us they had supervision and appraisal from the registered manager. One member of staff said, 'Yes, I have supervision each month from my manager. I can also ring [the manager] if I wanted to ask anything.'
The service had enough staff. ... The staff rota showed there were two care staff during the day shifts and one waking member of staff at night.
Staff felt there was a lot of training available to them. One staff member said, 'We have lots of training. I am currently doing [training leading to a qualification]'. Staff told us they had supervision and appraisal from the registered manager.
Relatives, a social care professional and staff told us the registered manager were accessible and approachable. A member of staff told us, 'I can ring [the registered manager] anytime. [They] are approachable.'
People told us staff supported them to go to snooker clubs, pubs, swimming and on holidays. At the service, people enjoyed watching television, listening to music and drawing.
The job is mostly routine personal care with basic activities like TV, music, and outings, no dedicated coordinator or specialist programmes.
People told us staff supported them to go to snooker clubs, pubs, swimming and on holidays. At the service, people enjoyed watching television, listening to music and drawing.
Staffing is adequate with enough staff on shifts, but nothing special like long team stability or very low workloads.
The service had enough staff. ... The staff rota showed there were two care staff during the day shifts and one waking member of staff at night.
Manager is approachable but there are oversight gaps like poor records for residents' spending money.
We found the registered manager did not have a robust system in place to ensure people's finances were managed. ... the actual money we found in the cashbox was much less than the figure recorded in the book.
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Last inspected: July 2018
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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