Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Staff feel well supported in a family-like culture with enough staffing and relevant training, but inconsistent diets and inaccurate care records raise safety concerns."
Risks to people's health were mostly assessed... There were some inconsistencies in people's care records relating to their assessed diets; meals were not always served to the correct assessed consistency.
Staff told us they felt well supported by the registered manager... 'it feels like a family.' We have staff meetings, I am able to speak up.
There were enough staff to meet people's needs. A dependency tool was used... We observed staff appeared unhurried and responded to people upon request.
Staff received training relevant to their role... New staff completed the Care Certificate... Staff received regular supervisions.
The registered manager was highly regarded by people's relatives and staff. They told us they were able to approach the registered manager informally or at meetings and felt listened to.
Activity staff were deployed... The activity schedule... contained a mixture of social, faith-based and physical activities... coffee mornings for the community.
Food sometimes too mashed up against some people's diets, risking choking or poor eating.
Some people were assessed by the speech and language therapists (SaLT) to receive food prepared as 'minced and moist' or 'soft and bite sized', however, their meals were served to a pureed texture.
Care records had mistakes like wrong health conditions listed, not caught by checks.
Audits and checks of people's care records had not identified inaccuracies... a person's record stated they had Parkinson's disease... neither person had a care plan in place for these conditions.
Staff training records had gaps that needed fixing with a new programme.
The registered manager identified gaps in training records and had arranged a training programme to ensure all staff had the relevant knowledge.
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Last inspected: July 2023
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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