Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Staff feel valued and supported with good teamwork and personalised activities, but safety risks and weak oversight hold it back."
Issues with risk processes including no effective checks on pressure mattress settings, unreviewed distress charts and environmental hazards not always controlled.
Staff told us they felt valued and supported, with good teamwork and confidence to speak up to managers.
Staff described safe staffing levels but could be very busy at certain times, with residents sometimes waiting for support.
New staff received induction with role-appropriate training and provider required regular refreshes with monitoring of practice.
Registered manager proactive and staff described supportive managers but governance weak with limited oversight, inaccurate audits and regulatory breach.
Activities co-ordinator used 'Getting to know you' document for personalised programmes including cultural celebrations, with positive resident feedback.
Risk management misses things like proper checks on equipment to prevent skin damage and reviewing records of resident distress.
There was not an effective process to check mattresses were on the correct setting... no evidence charts used to record those episodes were being reviewed
Managers do daily checks but oversight is weak with audits not detailed enough and quality reviews having wrong information.
Managers completed daily walkarounds of the home but had not identified some of the environmental issues... Some audits were not sufficiently detailed... information in the quarterly quality reviews was not accurate
Staffing is enough most times but gets very busy at peak hours so residents sometimes wait and staff feel stretched.
Staff described safe staffing levels but told us they could be very busy at certain times of the day... “Because they could do with more staff, it is the same at night.”
AI Generated
Last inspected: April 2025
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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