Working at Kingsmead Care Home
65 Prospect Place, Swindon, SN1 3LJ
Operated by Healthcare Homes (Spring) Limited
40 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
6.5/10
AI analysis of latest data
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 6.5/10
Key Finding
"Strong leadership from a supportive manager and a stable, happy team, but staffing struggles with absences and basic activities hold it back."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
Medicines were managed safely, and people received their medicines as prescribed. Staff knew how to identify and report any concerns
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
There was a clear management structure in place and a long-standing team of staff who worked well as a team. Staff looked happy
Staffing Levels
5/10
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Staff told us, 'We have enough staff but struggle to cover short notice absences. Its busy in the mornings.' People felt staffing could be improved
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Staff had access to supervisions and appraisals which were used to develop and motivate staff. The provider had introduced new roles such as the Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAP) role
Management
8/10
✓
The home was well-led by a long-standing registered manager who was committed to improving people's quality of life. Staff said, 'Manager is strict but fair. Works on the floor, supportive and approachable'
Programmes
4/10
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People had access to activities facilitated by an activities coordinator. Activities consisted of arts and crafts, fun and games and quizzes
Points to consider
Staffing is adequate but busy mornings and short notice absences leave staff stretched at times.
Staff told us, 'We have enough staff but struggle to cover short notice absences. Its busy in the mornings.' People felt staffing could be improved
Only basic activities like arts and crafts and quizzes, and no activities happened on inspection day due to coordinator being off.
People had access to activities facilitated by an activities coordinator. Activities consisted of arts and crafts, fun and games and quizzes. On the day of the inspection we did not observe any activities. The coordinator had taken a short notice absence
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: September 2022
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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