Working at Country Lodge Nursing Home

The job is mostly routine personal care because the activities coordinator had just been replaced and care staff were covering activities.

The activities co-ordinator had left recently and had been replaced, but in the meantime, care staff were organising activities with people

Only standard training and induction with supervision, no specialist courses or funded qualifications.

Staff completed an induction programme and a range of training when they commenced employment at the home. Training was refreshed as needed.

Staffing is adequate but one person said there were not enough staff at night.

One person felt there were not enough staff on duty at night and related an incident that had occurred the night before.