Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Well-led managers, innovative Montessori training, award-winning activities, and staff feeling valued, although they struggled to recruit qualified nurses."
Staff had a good understanding of how to identify and act upon safeguarding concerns... Medicines were stored and managed safely by competent nursing staff who carried out regular medicine audits.
Staff told us they felt valued and cared for by the management team. One member of staff told us, 'I love my job, I feel very valued and I feel like I am supported to make a difference to people's lives.'
There was enough staffing to manage the need of people. This was increased when the need arose, including if people needed to be supported to attend health appointments.
Care staff had been trained in Montessori care provision, a unique, person-centred, innovative approach which had significantly impacted on how staff engaged with people at the service.
Staff, people and relatives told us the service was well led and managers were visible, approachable and would act on any concerns they raised.
The activity co-ordinator had been nominated for the Great British Care Awards and was highly commended... In November 2019, the service had won an award... for 'Activities & Wellbeing'.
Staffing is adequate to meet needs but they struggled to hire enough qualified nurses and had to recruit from overseas.
The provider had experienced difficulty recruiting the right qualified nursing staff. Consequently, they had invested on recruiting two nurses from oversees who had been supported to pass entry exams to the nursing register.
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Last inspected: February 2020
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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