Working at Ordinary Life Project Association - 18 Boundary Road
18 Boundary Road, Chippenham, SN15 3NN
Operated by Ordinary Life Project Association(The)
3 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
6.4/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 6.4/10
Key Finding
"Supportive management and positive team culture with regular supervisions, but basic activities and standard training hold it back."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
The people we spoke with said they felt safe... annual refresher safeguarding adult at risk training... Risk assessments detailed the actions needed to support people with positive risk taking.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Staff were assigned lead roles... The staff told us team meetings and one to one supervisions were regular. A member of staff said the team worked well together.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
People told us there were staff on duty at all times. The rotas confirmed the staffing arrangements. One member of staff was on duty throughout the day and at night there was one staff sleeping in the premises.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
The training officer organised all training set by the provider as mandatory. Mandatory training included food safety, first aid, fire training, Mental Capacity Act (2005) and safeguarding of people at risk.
Management
7/10
✓
A member of staff said the team worked well together. They told us, 'We all work the same way. It's a nice home and everything runs smoothly. The registered manager is supportive.'
Programmes
5/10
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People told us they participated in activities. One person told us they attended a day centre, participated in independent living routines such as washing and shopping... arts and crafts.
Points to consider
Only basic activities like day centres, shopping, and arts and crafts, no dedicated coordinator or specialist programmes to make the role more varied.
People told us they participated in activities... attended a day centre... shopping... arts and crafts. A scrapbook of photographs showed... visits to places of interest.
Only standard mandatory training, no specialist courses or funded qualifications mentioned.
Mandatory training included food safety, first aid, fire training, Mental Capacity Act (2005) and safeguarding of people at risk.
Staffing is adequate but nothing special, with one carer on duty most times and sleep-ins at night for three residents.
One member of staff was on duty throughout the day and at night there was one staff sleeping in the premises. There was additional staff rostered three times per week.
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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