Working at Cotswold House Care Home
Church Road, Stroud, GL5 4JE
Operated by Cotswold House Care Home Limited
48 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
6.7/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 6.7/10
Key Finding
"Staff feel supported by management with a motivated culture and good training, but ongoing recruitment and basic activities hold it back."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
Staff knowledgeable on safeguarding; medicines safe with audits and competency assessments; risks assessed with clear guidance.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Staff highly motivated, felt supported by manager, morale improved and home now happier place to work.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
There were sufficient numbers of staff to meet people's needs; supported by a consistent team with ongoing recruitment.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Staff trained in dementia care, epilepsy, end of life care, MCA; induction with shadow shifts and regular one-to-one meetings.
Management
7/10
✓
People, staff and relatives spoke positively about the registered manager; staff felt supported and able to raise issues.
Programmes
6/10
✓
Range of activities including arts and crafts, gardening, pet visits; activity coordinator and local play group partnership.
Points to consider
Staffing is adequate with enough staff and a consistent team, but ongoing recruitment suggests it's not fully stable yet.
The registered manager told us there was an ongoing recruitment process to ensure the service was always sufficiently staffed.
Activities programme has variety like arts, crafts, gardening and pets with a coordinator, but no specialist or innovative approaches.
People were supported to access a range of activities. These included activities such as arts and crafts, indoor and outdoor gardening, and pet visits.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: July 2019
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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