Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Supportive management, enthusiastic culture and innovative activities programmes with strong safety, although staffing levels just meet needs without extra ease."
2020 IPC inspection: 'Staff told us they felt safe at work and well supported'; all IPC assured including PPE, testing, cleaning. Per 2018: medicines 'in line with good practice', safeguarding training, incident analysis reduced risks.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: 'Staff were enthusiastic and knowledgeable about their roles' 'felt well supported' with 'positive interactions' and 'lots of laughter' observed.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: 'sufficient numbers of staff were available to meet the assessed needs of the people living at the home' and relatives noted 'great continuity of staff'.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: 'lots of training available and this included moving and handling, health and safety, first-aid, ... brain injury awareness. Records showed that refresher training was regularly completed' with supervision meetings.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: 'The manager is brilliant and I have total trust in them' and 'The management team are very approachable.' Staff felt the manager offered professional and personal support.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Named programmes like 'Grub club', vocational NVQs in horticulture and cookery, community partnerships with dog rescue and local shops, with outcomes like independent money skills gained.
Staff numbers are enough to cover needs but nothing extra to make workloads always easy or mention low use of agency staff.
We reviewed staff rosters that demonstrated there were sufficient numbers of staff available to meet the needs of the people living at the home.
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Last inspected: April 2018
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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