Working at Kings Court Nursing Home
Church Street, Grantham, NG31 6RR
Operated by Sycamore Meadows Homes Limited
29 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
4.0/10
AI analysis of latest data
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 4.0/10
Key Finding
"Enough staff to meet residents' needs and regular one-to-one supervision, but training gaps and infection control risks from poor maintenance hold it back."
Safety & Risk
3/10
✕
No systems to check visiting professionals' COVID-19 vaccination status; maintenance issues led to IPC risks, breach of Regulation 12.
Staff Culture
5/10
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Per 2021 comprehensive inspection: Staff received ongoing one to one supervision with the registered manager and deputy manager.
Staffing Levels
5/10
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There were sufficient staff to meet the needs of the people at the home. People did not have to wait for care.
Training & Dev
2/10
✕
not all staff were up to date with their mandatory training, including safeguarding, infection control and moving and handling training.
Management
4/10
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Per 2021 comprehensive inspection: mixed feedback about the approachability of the registered manager, some relatives found them defensive and unwilling to listen to concerns.
Programmes
4/10
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Per 2021 comprehensive inspection: People supported to engage in activities like Bingo, mixed views from relatives on interest level.
Points to consider
Not all staff up to date with basic training like safeguarding, infection control, and moving and handling.
not all staff were up to date with their mandatory training, including safeguarding, infection control and moving and handling training.
Infection control risks from poor maintenance like broken sluice machine and stained carpets hard to clean.
Several areas of the home required maintenance and refurbishment, leading to areas that could not be cleaned effectively in order to prevent the risk of infection.
No log kept of safeguarding concerns, so missed chances to learn lessons.
they do not keep a log any safeguarding concerns. Leading to missed opportunities around lessons learnt.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: March 2022
Requires improvement
Safe
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Requires improvement
Effective
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Requires improvement
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
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Requires improvement
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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