Working at Lady of the Vale Care Home
Grange Road, Altrincham, WA14 3HA
Operated by Sisters Of St Joseph Of The Apparition CIO
39 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
5.5/10
AI analysis of latest data
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 5.5/10
Key Finding
"Safe medicines management and motivated staff who feel valued, but no registered manager and limited activities hold it back."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
Comprehensive risk assessments, safe medicines management with audits: 'Medicines were stored, administered and recorded appropriately.'
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
Motivated staff team who felt valued, positive culture: 'People were cared for by a motivated staff team who felt valued and supported.'
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
Enough staff exceeding dependency tool with no delays observed, though some staff noted past variations: 'some staff felt the staffing levels would vary from time to time.'
Training & Dev
5/10
!
Staff up to date with training and induction but delays for new staff care certificate: 'new staff had not always completed the care certificate within the recommended 12-week period.'
Management
4/10
!
New manager approachable and committed to improvements but not registered: 'there was not a registered manager in post.'
Programmes
3/10
✕
Some activities but not wide range, new coordinator recruited: 'people did not always have access to a wide range of activities.'
Points to consider
No permanent manager registered yet, even though new one is approachable.
At the time of our inspection there was not a registered manager in post.
Only some basic activities right now, not much variety since new coordinator has not started.
Although there were some activities taking place, people did not always have access to a wide range of activities. A new activities co-ordinator had been recruited and was due to start.
Delays in new staff completing their basic induction care certificate.
There had been a delay for new staff to complete the care certificate as part of their introduction into health and social care.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: May 2022
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
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Requires improvement
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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