Working at Larchwood Grove
60 Parrock Road, Gravesend, DA12 1QH
Operated by Gravesend Independent Living Services Limited
10 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.7/10
AI analysis of latest data
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 7.7/10
Key Finding
"Supportive management, stable staffing and a positive culture for staff, but a lack of activities coordinator limits programmes to basic outings."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
Staff understood their roles and responsibilities to safeguard people from the risk of harm... Medicines continued to be managed safely.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Staff told us they felt listened to and valued... Staff enjoyed working at the home and found supporting the people who lived there very rewarding.
Staffing Levels
8/10
✓
The registered manager commented, 'We use agency staff on extremely rare occasions.'
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Staff had completed training courses relevant to their role... such as, dementia, autism and epilepsy. Staff told us they were given opportunities to gain qualifications relevant to their roles.
Management
8/10
✓
Staff described management as 'flexible, supportive, open, approachable and caring.'
Programmes
6/10
✓
People were supported to participate in a range of activities, including attending day centres... staff support my daughter to go out almost every day, she is kept busy.
Points to consider
No activities coordinator or specialist programmes, so the role is mostly routine care with supporting basic outings like church and football matches.
People living at the service continued to be supported to participate in a range of activities, including attending day centres... Staff take me to church... supported to attend football matches.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: January 2018
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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