Working at Encompass Care Specialist Mental Health Services Elsadene
1 Verne Road, Weymouth, DT4 0RX
Operated by Encompass Care Organisation UK
13 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.3/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 7.3/10
Key Finding
"Approachable managers foster a happy, stable team, but activities lack innovation and some staff need PPE reminders."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff demonstrated a good understanding of how to safeguard people... Medicines were managed safely... The home logged and reviewed accidents, incidents and near misses to identify the cause and prevent them happening again.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff members' comments included: 'Its lovely here. Everybody is helpful...', 'I love it here! It's a good team...', 'This is the best job I've ever had.'
Staffing Levels
7/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: There were enough staff to keep people safe and meet their needs... the stability of the staffing team and the years of experience they had helped with matching the number of staff and skill mix required.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff members told us, 'We get the training we need and options to do other courses', 'They are very, very good with training'.
Management
8/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: The managers were well respected, had a visible presence around the home, and were approachable.
Programmes
6/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: The home had two activities coordinators... Activities included well-being walks, a community disco, and an arts group.
Points to consider
You run a varied activities programme with walks, discos and arts groups, but nothing specialist or innovative to really enrich the working day.
The home had two activities coordinators who consulted with people to develop a programme of activities... Activities included well-being walks, a community disco, and an arts group. Per 2018 comprehensive inspection.
Some staff needed reminding how to put on and take off PPE properly even after training.
We were somewhat assured that the provider was using PPE effectively and safely. Although staff had received PPE training, some staff needed to be reminded when to put on and take off PPE appropriately.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: September 2018
Requires improvement
Safe
!
Requires improvement
Effective
!
Requires improvement
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
!
Requires improvement
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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