Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Strong team culture and excellent safety including safeguarding and medicines, but staffing relies on last-minute cover and training is mostly reactive."
Staff we spoke with had a good understanding of safeguarding. Medicines continued to be managed safely. We reviewed medicine administration records (MAR) and saw they were completed fully without any gaps.
Staff told us, 'Togetherness and team work is what I am most proud of. I told the manager the other day. The communication is so much better.'
There continued to be enough staff to meet people's needs and keep them safe. Staff had a group messaging system, where shifts were shared and covered at short notice.
Staff told us, 'We do e-learning and then extra courses for example to support our people when their needs change. For example, when someone had a seizure for the first time we all had epilepsy training after.'
Staff told us since the new management had taken over, 'Everyone is more positive, it looks better, things are being done quicker. We are settling into a nice routine.'
There was a weekly meeting where people discussed the activities for the coming week, which were then displayed on an activities board. Staff used technology to increase people's interest in activities.
Staffing is adequate but sometimes needs last-minute cover from team members jumping in.
Staff had a group messaging system, where shifts were shared and covered at short notice. Staff told us, 'I am really proud that we will all jump in and help like that. We are more of a team than just staff.'
Training covers basics and extras only when problems arise, with no specialist courses or career development.
Staff told us, 'We do e-learning and then extra courses for example to support our people when their needs change. For example, when someone had a seizure for the first time we all had epilepsy training after.'
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Last inspected: April 2019
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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