Working at Ladymead Care Home

Staffing is adequate with enough staff to meet needs, but they rely on some agency workers due to slow recruitment.

using minimal regular agency staff due to slow recruitment, but good progress was being made with prediction to fully eliminate the use of agency in the new year

No dedicated activities coordinator anymore, so activities are basic like quizzes and crafts run by care staff.

Activities at Ladymead were organised and run by staff since the activities co-ordinator had left. A full programme was advertised and showed a good range of activities on offer. These included, singing, quizzes, card games, craft activities and basic exercises