Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Enough staff, good training and positive culture, but managers missed spotting some safeguarding concerns and activities lack variety."
People felt safe and staff had good knowledge of safeguarding processes. There were enough staff to support people safely. People received their medicines safely.
Relatives, people and staff told us the home had a positive culture. A staff member said, "I'd let Greenacres look after any of my family".
People told us and we observed there were enough staff on shift to meet people's needs. One person told us there were "plenty of staff" to support them.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Staff told us they had very good training opportunities and were supported with their professional development.
Although there were systems in place to monitor and review incidents, there had been three incidents that had not been identified by the governance systems as safeguarding concerns.
family steering group who worked independently to drive improvements in the home. This had included working with the registered manager to implement a new communication system eye gaze.
Managers missed spotting some incidents as safeguarding concerns and did not update all risk assessments.
there had been three incidents that had not been identified by the governance systems as safeguarding concerns.
No activities coordinator or varied programmes mentioned, so the role is mostly routine personal care.
There were some aspects of choice and control that had not always been explored with people. For example, if they wanted their bedroom door open or if they wanted to access the bar area outside of activity times.
Recruitment checks missed full work history on some staff.
We found some occasions where staffs full employment history had not been explored prior to them starting work.
AI Generated
Last inspected: June 2021
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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