Working at Lincroft Meadow Care Home
The Moors, Kidlington, OX5 2AA
Operated by Porthaven Care Homes No 2 Limited
70 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
"Staff feel supported and valued by management with a strong safety culture, but staffing lacks stable long-term teams and training misses specialist courses."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
The provider had a proactive and positive culture of safety, based on openness and honesty. Staff listened to concerns about safety and investigated and reported safety events
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Staff were happy working at the service and told us they felt supported and listened to by management
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
There were sufficient staff to meet people's needs and staff had time to spend with people
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Records confirmed that staff completed a structured induction and received regular supervision and appraisals to maintain performance and professional growth
Management
7/10
✓
Staff told us they felt listened to and valued by the management team. Comments included, 'I expressed my thoughts; they are open to anybody sharing their thoughts about what needs changing'
Programmes
6/10
✓
There was a comprehensive and varied activity programme in place, which included trips out using the service’s minibus. Activities were adapted to meet individual needs
Points to consider
Staffing levels are enough to meet needs and give time with residents, but no info on low agency use or stable long-term teams to keep workloads light
There were sufficient staff to meet people's needs and staff had time to spend with people
Training covers the basics with induction and supervision, but no specialist courses or funded qualifications to build skills further
Staff received appropriate training and supervision for their role
Activities programme has variety like trips and pet visits, but lacks named specialist approaches or staff training in therapies to enrich the role
full and varied activities schedule, which included exercise sessions, craft activities, baking, live music quizzes, cinema screenings, and links to local organisations
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: November 2018
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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