Working at Obelisk House
Obelisk Rise, Northampton, NN2 8SA
Operated by West Northamptonshire Council
44 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
4.2/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 4.2/10
Key Finding
"Staff feel proud and supported in a good team, but staffing shortages and missing specialist training delay care and limit activities."
Safety & Risk
5/10
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People who were at risk of pressure sores required support from staff to reposition at regular timed intervals... However, staff did not always record repositioning had taken place at the required times.
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
Staff were proud of where they worked and felt supported in their roles. One staff member said, 'I'm always having supervisions. I love my job'. Another staff member said, 'It's a good team. They are really supportive.'
Staffing Levels
3/10
✕
There was not always enough staff to ensure people received the care they needed in a timely manner.
Training & Dev
3/10
✕
Not all care staff had received additional training to ensure they had the necessary skills to meet the needs of the people they supported. This included training in end of life and catheter care.
Management
4/10
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Quality assurance systems had not identified the shortfalls found during the inspection in relation to repositioning charts and equipment.
Programmes
4/10
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People and their relatives told us that there were limited activities. Staff told us they wished they had more time to spend with people doing activities or one-to-one interaction.
Points to consider
Staffing levels are too low for the home layout, leaving some people unsupervised and delaying care.
There was not always enough staff to ensure people received the care they needed in a timely manner.
Staff lack specialist training like end of life care and catheter care, so they feel less confident.
Not all care staff had received additional training to ensure they had the necessary skills to meet the needs of the people they supported. This included training in end of life and catheter care.
Few activities because staff have no time due to workload, so days feel routine.
People and their relatives told us that there were limited activities. Staff told us they wished they had more time to spend with people doing activities or one-to-one interaction.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: December 2022
Requires improvement
Safe
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Requires improvement
Effective
!
Requires improvement
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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