Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Supportive management and good teamwork, but staffing shortages leave lounges empty and limit activities."
Staff members we spoke with understood their role and responsibilities to protect people from abuse and avoidable harm. Staff demonstrated a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities to protect people from abuse and avoidable harm.
Staff said they felt teamwork was good. A staff member said, “The management team are lovely, approachable and very supportive.” Staff told us the management team were open and honest and this was expected of staff.
We saw people in a lounge at various times with no staff present for up to 10 minutes. People raised concerns that staff were not always in communal areas and due to staffing there were very limited activities available.
Staff had ongoing support through training and supervision. Staff confirmed they had opportunities to discuss their work, training and development needs. They confirmed competency assessments were completed for medicine and moving and handling.
Staff confirmed the registered manager and provider were always available and very supportive. Staff were confident they could raise any issues concerns directly with the registered manager and provider and they would be listened to.
People raised concerns that staff were not always in communal areas and due to staffing there were very limited activities available. Activities had been provided in 1 lounge with 3 people playing dominoes. The TV was on in the other lounge but no activities had been offered to people.
Not enough staff sometimes, so lounges left empty and call bells take a while.
We saw people in a lounge at various times with no staff present for up to 10 minutes.
Very few activities because staff are busy with care and other tasks like laundry.
due to staffing there were very limited activities available.
Some staff started work before all background checks were done, and recruitment files missing details.
2 staff commenced working before all checks had been completed. There was no photo on staff files and interview information was missing for 2 staff.
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Last inspected: August 2024
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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