Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Staff feel positive about management and confident raising concerns, but staffing shortages, poor safeguarding and inconsistent training hold it back."
breach of Regulation 12, Safe care and treatment... Regulation 13, safeguarding... significant safeguarding concerns were not always raised... Medicines management needed improvement
Staff were positive about working for the provider and complementary about the management and leadership of the registered manager. Staff felt confident they could raise any concerns
We reviewed the staff rotas... There were continuous short falls... Staff told us at times they had to work short staffed... alone with a person who required 2 staff
Some staff lacked knowledge and understanding of a positive behaviour support (PBS) methodology... Some staff were trained in the new ways of working and some staff were not
breach of Regulation 17... governance systems and processes that monitored the quality and safety of the service... not sufficiently robust
One relative said, “...nonexistence of meaningful activities for [Name]. They treat [Name] as if they are a 95-year-old person in an armchair with three bodyguards around them.”
Not enough staff on shifts, so people miss activities and staff work alone when two are needed.
continuous short falls... Staff told us at times they had to work short staffed... alone with a person who required 2 staff
Safeguarding incidents not always reported or handled right, and medication errors happened.
significant safeguarding concerns were not always raised with the relevant external agencies... One relative raised concerns regarding a recent medicine error
Staff lack training in behaviour support and crisis management, with gaps across the team.
staff lacked training, skill and knowledge to support people effectively to manage their behaviours and emotions... Some staff were trained in the new ways of working and some staff were not
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Last inspected: March 2018
Management Quality
Well-led: Outstanding
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