Working at Hastings Lodge & Hastings Cottage
20-22 Althorp Road & 6 Althorp Road, Northampton, NN5 5EF
Operated by HRS Care Limited
14 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
6.4/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 6.4/10
Key Finding
"Stable staff team with no agency use and supportive managers, but gaps in medicines records need fixing."
Safety & Risk
4/10
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Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Improvements were required to ensure medicines were administered as prescribed. Medicine administration records (MAR) had gaps in recording.
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Staff told us they were happy working at the service and would recommend the service to others. Staff and people told us the service was like a family.
Staffing Levels
8/10
✓
There was a stable staff team who did not work in any other care settings. No agency staff were used in the service.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Staff told us their training was good and that they could request additional training, and this would be sourced. Staff felt confident in their roles.
Management
7/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: The registered managers had a visible presence within the service. One staff member said, 'If I need anything [Registered manager] will go out and get it or support me if I need it.'
Programmes
6/10
✓
The activities coordinator and staff undertook activities with people... For example, there had been a variety of themed days such as Rainbow Day... A Hallowe'en party was taking place.
Points to consider
Medication records had gaps and no details on where to apply creams, risking mistakes in giving medicines.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Medicine administration records (MAR) had gaps in recording. When people required staff to support them with prescribed creams, there was no record of where to apply the cream.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: December 2019
Good
Safe
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Requires improvement
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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