Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Staff feel well supported with strong safety practices, but new management bedding in improvements and agency staff not knowing residents add pressure."
Medicines safely stored, administered and recorded; safe recruitment practices followed; staff had good knowledge of safeguarding.
Staff told us 'We are well supported' and 'I can always ask the manager anything. She is really good', though one felt less appreciation.
Mixed views on staffing levels, provider recruited new staff and used agency where required to maintain levels, but agency staff did not know people well.
Staff received induction over 12 weeks, majority of training up to date, work ongoing to ensure all supervisions up to date.
Registered manager in post five months, improvements made but recent and further time required to embed systems for consistent progress.
Activities available including games, exercise, colouring, music sessions, art classes and Tai Chi weekly, new full-time activities coordinator recently appointed.
The manager is fairly new and some improvements are still bedding in, so leadership is competent but not yet strong.
some of the improvements made were still relatively recent and further time was required to fully imbed these systems and demonstrate consistent, sustained progress.
Staffing is adequate but uses agency workers who don't know residents well, adding pressure on the team.
agency staff were used to maintain safe staffing levels where required. Staff told us that... the use of agency staff sometimes impacted on them and people using the service, due to agency staff not knowing people as well.
Activities are basic like games and music with a new coordinator just starting, so the role is mostly routine personal care right now.
Activities were available to people who used the service and the provider had recently appointed a new activity coordinator to develop the opportunities on offer.
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Last inspected: April 2018
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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