Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Enough staff and good training support people well, but no registered manager and poor medicines monitoring create serious gaps."
Improvements were needed to how they monitored some medicines... the manager had not acted upon this information to reduce further risk.
Staff told us they had good support and training that was appropriate to their roles.
People, staff and relatives told us there were enough staff to ensure people received care and support when needed. Our observations supported this.
Staff told us they had good support and training that was appropriate to their roles. New staff underwent an induction programme which including training as well as shadowing more experienced staff.
At the time of our inspection there was not a registered manager in post.
There were a range of activities in the home during both days of inspection. we could see people engaged in card making, some other people were preparing gifts for a forthcoming Christmas tombola.
No permanent manager in post, so leadership and oversight have serious gaps.
At the time of our inspection there was not a registered manager in post.
Some risks like after falls not fully followed up, and medication records not always up to date.
the manager had not acted upon this information to reduce further risk. For example, staff had recorded... that their footwear was not on their foot properly... Although there had been no further falls, the manager had not checked the footwear... improvements were needed to how they were recorded in the drugs register
Staffing is adequate but relies on some agency workers to cover shifts.
We looked at 3 staff files and 4 agency profiles in relation to recruitment.
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Last inspected: January 2024
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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