Working at Kazdin
Selway Lodge, Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Operated by Modus Care (Plymouth) Limited
3 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
5.0/10
AI analysis of latest data
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 5.0/10
Key Finding
"Staff love their jobs and safety is strong, but no registered manager in post and frequent agency staff hold it back."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
People, relatives and staff all told us they had no safety concerns about Kazdin... There were safeguarding processes in place and staff knew what to look for... Risks people faced were assessed and staff knew how to support people to manage risks.
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
Staff spoke fondly of working at Kazdin. One staff member said, "I love my job, Kazdin is where my heart is. The service users make my job worthwhile."
Staffing Levels
5/10
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We saw several agency staff members in the service. Staff also fed back agency staff were frequently in the service.
Training & Dev
5/10
!
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Staff training covered areas identified by the provider as essential and included, safeguarding, learning disability and autism awareness, positive behaviour management, breakaway and equality and diversity training.
Management
2/10
✕
At the time of our inspection there was not a registered manager in post. The previous registered manager had deregistered in December 2022. There was a new manager who had been in post for a week who was in the process of applying to register.
Programmes
5/10
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Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: People were supported to occupy their time and to partake in meaningful and fulfilling activities. Activities and social opportunities were planned on an individualised basis with consideration given to staffing arrangements and transport.
Points to consider
No permanent manager in post yet, the new one only started a week ago and is still applying to register.
At the time of our inspection there was not a registered manager in post. The previous registered manager had deregistered in December 2022. There was a new manager who had been in post for a week who was in the process of applying to register.
Frequent agency staff used, even though they are the same people and get an induction.
We saw several agency staff members in the service. Staff also fed back agency staff were frequently in the service. We sought assurances about this and saw agency staff were provided with an induction into the service and were consistently the same members of staff.
Only standard training with no specialist courses or funded qualifications mentioned.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Staff training covered areas identified by the provider as essential and included, safeguarding, learning disability and autism awareness, positive behaviour management, breakaway and equality and diversity training.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: February 2023
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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