Working at Fernleigh Care Home
37 Tamworth Road, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2PW
Operated by Avvsim Care Limited
27 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.1/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 7.1/10
Key Finding
"A person-centred family culture and strong staff retention with good training, although activities lack specialist programmes."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
Assured provider using PPE effectively, accessing testing, policy up to date, admitting safely; vaccination checks implemented during inspection despite initial gaps. 2022 IPC inspection.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Staff motivated, culture person-centred and family orientated; staff said 'It's so homely, it's more like a family'; low staff turnover. Per 2018 comprehensive inspection.
Staffing Levels
7/10
✓
Very low turnover of staff, many had worked there many years; people said 'they come in ten minutes at the most, I've never been not able to get staff.' Per 2018 comprehensive inspection.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Ongoing programme of staff training and development; majority of staff had achieved nationally recognised qualification in care; staff became dignity champions. Per 2018 comprehensive inspection.
Management
7/10
✓
People were complimentary about the registered manager and staff; staff said 'I love it to be honest, anything we need, it is sorted.' Per 2018 comprehensive inspection.
Programmes
6/10
✓
Range of activities: monthly activity boards, gardening in tubs and greenhouse, pets as therapy, entertainers, crafts, baking, sensory kits. Per 2018 comprehensive inspection.
Points to consider
Some varied activities like gardening and pet therapy keep things interesting, but no specialist programmes or staff training in therapies to really enrich the role.
There was a range of activities on offer that were socially and culturally relevant... gardening... Pets as therapy animals came into the home... entertainer... crafts and baking... sensory kits. Per 2018 comprehensive inspection.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: November 2021
Requires improvement
Safe
!
Requires improvement
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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