Working at Meadowside
Liverpool Road, Deal, CT14 7NW
Operated by Kent County Council
10 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.1/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 7.1/10
Key Finding
"Passionate leadership motivates staff who feel supported with strong training and safety, but staffing sometimes feels stretched needing agency workers and activities lack a dedicated coordinator."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
Staff had recently undergone training from a local authority safeguarding lead and knew how to report any allegations... Incidents and accidents were investigated and learnt from so the risk of reoccurrence was reduced.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Staff continued to have supervisions with team coordinators and staff told us that they felt supported and valued.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
There were enough staff to support people... Staff told us that sometimes it felt like there were not enough staff, but they thought this had improved recently and were getting support from agency staff.
Training & Dev
8/10
✓
The registered manager had developed a training matrix... training on a rescue medicine for people with epilepsy and 'team teach' and positive behaviour support training from a local university specialising in care and support for people with learning disabilities.
Management
8/10
✓
The registered manager led by example. They were passionate, practical and knowledgeable... Staff told us, 'She has motivated us again. Taken pride in our work again.'
Programmes
6/10
✓
Each week, people would complete an activities sheet where they coloured in their initials and wrote down what activities they would like to do. People were encouraged to try things they had not done before, for example; swimming or making pizzas.
Points to consider
Staffing levels are adequate but staff sometimes feel stretched and the home uses agency workers now and then.
Staff told us that sometimes it felt like there were not enough staff, but they thought this had improved recently and were getting support from agency staff. The registered manager occasionally used agency staff.
Activities include community outings and cooking but there is no dedicated coordinator or specialist programmes.
People were encouraged to be a part of the local community; attending clubs, the library, pubs... Each week, people would complete an activities sheet... for example; swimming or making pizzas.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: April 2019
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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