Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Staff feel supported by approachable new managers and receive good training, but no registered manager yet and unsafe medicines handling are major concerns."
We identified a continued breach in relation to safe care and treatment. Medicines records did not always demonstrate people received their medicines safely.
Staff felt supported by the new managers... One staff member told us, “[The manager] is lovely. [The deputy manager] is also lovely. Both are approachable.”
There were enough staff on duty to meet people’s needs... Previous rotas demonstrated a high level of agency workers had been utilised during the night. However, in recent weeks this had improved.
All staff were appropriately trained. There were subjects in place which covered a range of topics plus additional training which had been identified through incident analysis such as IDDIS training.
There was a new manager who was in the process of registering with CQC.
staff were on hand to respond to people's immediate needs as well as encourage people to engage with others through a range of activities including quizzes, conversation and group games.
No permanent manager in post yet.
There was a new manager who was in the process of registering with CQC.
Medication errors like wrong timings, missing allergies, and poor fridge monitoring.
Medicines records did not always demonstrate people received their medicines safely... medicines fridges were not being safely monitored as maximum and minimum temperatures were not being recorded.
Staffing is adequate but relies on some agency workers who one relative said seem less engaged.
Previous rotas demonstrated a high level of agency workers had been utilised during the night... One relative we spoke with also said “Agency staff seem less engaged.”
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Last inspected: September 2024
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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