Working at Laurieston House
118 Hady Hill, Chesterfield, S41 0EF
Operated by Laurieston House
5 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.0/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 7.0/10
Key Finding
"Strong leadership praised by relatives and safe practices, but unclear team stability and no activities coordinator."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
Staff understood safeguarding and risks knowledgeably; incidents reviewed for patterns and learning, medicines managed safely with competency checks.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Staff felt well supported and able to develop in their role; one said supervisions supported development and team meetings allowed discussion of concerns.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
There were enough staff to ensure that people's needs were met safely. Staffing levels were planned around individual need and increased for events and outings.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Staff confirmed they received training including the care certificate and national vocational qualifications, with regular supervisions and knowledge checks.
Management
8/10
✓
Relatives knew the registered manager and one told us, 'Laurieston House and the care it provides is a real credit to the registered manager and her team.' Staff felt well supported with regular supervisions and team meetings.
Programmes
6/10
✓
People had lots of opportunities for activities including day services, shopping, leisure facilities, day trips, holidays and planning meetings for menus and outings.
Points to consider
Staff numbers are enough to meet needs safely, but no details on team stability or agency worker use.
There were enough staff to ensure that people's needs were met safely. We saw that staffing levels were planned around individual need.
Job includes supporting outings, shopping and holidays, but no activities coordinator or specialist programmes mentioned.
People had active weeks and attended day services, participated with shopping and visited leisure facilities... planning day trips and holidays.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: June 2018
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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