Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Staff enjoy a family-like culture with stable staffing, but supervisions have lapsed since the deputy left and safeguarding recording is poor."
A recent safeguarding concern was unsubstantiated but recording around it was poor. Staff had not referred this to the safeguarding team, the referral had come from the hospital staff.
Staff told us, 'It's a very special place to work, we really are like a family here.'
The service employed regular staff and did not use outside agency staff. There were enough staff to meet people's assessed needs.
Formal staff supervisions had mainly been the responsibility of the deputy manager and had lapsed since they had left their post. Some staff had not had supervision this year.
Everyone held the registered manager in high regard and they ran an inclusive service in which everyone opinion mattered.
People had a range of hobbies and activities they did around their individual needs. One person went down the gym, another went to college and all attended events locally.
Training records are patchy for new staff and supervisions have stopped since the deputy left.
The registered manager could not provide robust evidence of how new staff were supported through their induction... Formal staff supervisions had mainly been the responsibility of the deputy manager and had lapsed
Safeguarding paperwork is weak and staff did not report a recent concern themselves.
recording around the specific incident poor... staff had not referred this to the safeguarding team, the referral had come from the hospital staff
Deputy manager left recently so the manager is stretched covering care and staff management.
The registered manger did have a deputy manager but they had left recently. This meant the registered manager was overseeing the care and support given to people as well as managing the staff.
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Last inspected: August 2018
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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