Working at Lakeview Care Home
Stafford Road, Nr Walsall, WS6 6BA
Operated by Alpha Health Care Limited
151 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
6.6/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 6.6/10
Key Finding
"Supportive managers who know the team and strong safety systems, but staffing levels are building with ongoing recruitment and training remains basic."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
We found that the home had an efficient system in place that ensure accidents and incidents were reviewed in a timely manner.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Staff told us that they had regular team meetings and supervision. One nurse told us, 'We have planned supervisions but we may have an extra one if there has been a change in legislation or there is something we really need to know.'
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
The manager told us that they were continually recruiting and were almost at their full complement of staff.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
We were informed by staff that they completed an extensive induction before being placed on shift. One of the nursing staff told us, 'I completed all my mandatory training and then shadowed three shifts before being left in charge.'
Management
7/10
✓
Staff told us that the senior managers spent time in the service and got to know them as well as the people being supported.
Programmes
6/10
✓
People had access to meaningful activities and we saw evidence of people being supported with past interests as well as being encouraged to try new things. The service could evidence the activities people had engaged with using photographs. We saw that people with advanced dementia had been engaged in football tournaments, gardening groups, baking sessions and celebratory events.
Points to consider
Staffing is adequate but they are still recruiting to reach full levels, so shifts might feel stretched at times.
The manager told us that they were continually recruiting and were almost at their full complement of staff.
Only standard mandatory training and induction with shadowing, no specialist courses or funded qualifications.
We were informed by staff that they completed an extensive induction before being placed on shift. One of the nursing staff told us, 'I completed all my mandatory training and then shadowed three shifts before being left in charge.'
Activities have variety like gardening and baking but no specialist programmes or coordinator to make the role more creative.
People had access to meaningful activities and we saw evidence of people being supported with past interests as well as being encouraged to try new things... football tournaments, gardening groups, baking sessions and celebratory events.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: April 2019
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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