Working at Marple Lodge Care Home
19 Arkwright Road, Stockport, SK6 7DB
Operated by I Care International Limited
20 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
5.4/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 5.4/10
Key Finding
"Staff feel valued in a positive culture with strong safety and enough staff on duty, but no registered manager and basic activities hold it back."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
People were safeguarded from abuse and neglect by staff who had received training and understood what actions to take to protect people. Medicines were managed safely.
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
Staff comments included, 'This is a lovely place to work. It's my second family.' And 'The culture of the service is improving all the time. I feel really well supported by the management team.'
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
There was an appropriate number of staff on duty on the day of the inspection. People told us that staff provided prompt support when they needed it.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
The provider had various training programmes for staff to access to develop and support them in their role.
Management
2/10
✕
The service did not have a registered manager. The assistant manager had not yet started the process to register at Marple Lodge which placed a limiter on the rating of the well-led domain.
Programmes
4/10
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Staff supported people with a range of activities such as, reminiscence, games and dancing.
Points to consider
No permanent manager in post, so leadership stability is an issue.
The service did not have a registered manager.
No activities coordinator or special programmes, so the role is mostly routine personal care with basic games and reminiscence.
Staff supported people with a range of activities such as, reminiscence, games and dancing.
Only standard training programmes with no specialist courses or funded qualifications mentioned.
The provider had various training programmes for staff to access to develop and support them in their role.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: August 2021
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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