Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Stable experienced staff with strong safety and training, but no registered manager and basic activities hold it back."
Detailed risk assessments were in place and staff were knowledgeable about what action to take... Risk assessments were reviewed monthly... Audits were carried out monthly to check that medicines were taken as prescribed.
Staff told us that their ideas and suggestions were encouraged and acted upon.
People were supported by a core team of highly experienced staff who had the right skills and who people chose to support them.
Staff had received training that was specific to the needs of the people who used the service. Staff also received regular supervision and appraisal.
The service did not have a registered manager but a person with long experience of the service had applied to be the registered manager.
People were supported to pursue their interests and hobbies, for example collecting box-sets of their favourite drama and games.
No permanent manager in post, even though an experienced person has applied, so leadership might lack full stability.
The service did not have a registered manager but a person with long experience of the service had applied to be the registered manager.
Only basic hobbies, games, outings, and social activities with no coordinator or structured programme, so the role lacks creative variety beyond routine support.
People were supported to pursue their interests and hobbies, for example collecting box-sets of their favourite drama and games... staff took them there [to places further afield].
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Last inspected: December 2018
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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