Working at Kacee Lodge

Enough staff for complex needs but one vacancy and poor hiring checks like missing references on some staff and not checking past convictions properly.

as the service has a vacancy, staff numbers have recently been reduced from six, to five... references... had not always been obtained... convictions... no record of discussion or risk assessment had been completed

Manager approachable with regular check-ins but missed spotting problems like dodgy recruitment and laundry issues.

governance systems used by the registered manager at local level were effective. These had not identified the issues... in relation to safe recruitment, cleanliness of the laundry

Some regular activities like trampolining and college but not enough outings to the community to keep the job varied.

little evidence to reflect people had access to community-based activities on a regular basis that were socially and culturally relevant to them... limited information to reflect engagement in activities in the wider community