Working at Kimbolton Lodge

Staffing is adequate for safe care but they use regular agency nurses due to hiring problems for nursing roles.

Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'some challenges they were having recruiting nursing staff. However, regular agency staff were being used until a permanent staff member could be found.'

Training covers standard topics like safeguarding and moving people with supervision but no specialist courses or funded qualifications.

Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'Staff received training in areas such as safeguarding, moving and handling and working with people living with specific health conditions. Staff told us that training was useful and that they could request more training'.

Activities have a coordinator and variety like bingo, puzzles and outings but no specialist programmes or innovative methods.

Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 'activities such as exercise classes, bingo and playing board games... varied activities both in and out of the service... local schools'.