Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Good training and engaging activities, but serious safeguarding failures and poor management responses left people at risk, alongside short-staffing concerns."
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to safeguarding people from abuse. One incident was not reported to the safeguarding authority, and others were handled inadequately.
The morale here is mainly okay but staff are fed up of being short staffed, it’s hard.
Some staff reported occasions where they felt short-staffed. One staff member told us, 'I don’t think there are enough staff to meet people's needs we need an increase of 1 staff on each floor.'
New staff received an induction and there was an ongoing programme of regular training for all staff. Staff were appropriately trained to administer medicines.
The registered manager remained unaware of the allegations over 2 weeks later. This failure to act left people at risk, as safeguarding procedures were not reviewed or improved.
Today we are doing crafts. We play bingo, have singers in on a Wednesday and Saturday. I like to do the quizzes... They take me to get my nails done.
Abuse concerns were not always reported or acted on quickly, leaving people at risk.
one incident was not reported to the safeguarding authority, and others were handled inadequately, resulting in a repeat occurrence.
Managers missed safeguarding issues and quality checks did not spot risks or problems.
existing quality assurance systems had not identified the issues we found in this assessment, including issues around assessing risks to people and the management of safeguarding incidents.
Staff sometimes feel short staffed, especially with sickness or holidays, making workloads tough.
staff reported occasions where they felt short-staffed... When staff are sick or holiday, we are down that staff member.
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Last inspected: November 2025
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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