Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Staff enjoy a positive team culture and enough staffing to deliver unhurried care, but safety records and risk plans lack clear details on learning and prevention."
Provider had proactive safety culture but records did not always reflect learning after events and clearer risk mitigation recording was needed.
Staff said they worked well as a team and enjoyed working at the service. One staff member said, 'It’s great working here, a lot of the care staff have been here a long time and we all get on'.
People told us there were enough staff to provide unhurried, safe care. One family member said, 'I do think they have enough staff, and I never get a sense of them being overstretched'.
Staff received training to develop their skills, with ongoing support through regular supervision and observations to foster learning and growth.
Staff told us they were supported in their roles and could approach the registered manager at any time; however, it was not always clear how learning was reviewed and shared with the staff team.
People could take advantage of a varied activities schedule with a dedicated activities coordinator planning outside entertainment and community growth.
Learning from mistakes and safety issues isn't always clearly recorded in staff meeting notes.
staff meeting minutes and weekly flash meeting records did not reflect this learning.
Risk plans need clearer details on preventing problems, and some like money risks were missing initially.
improvement was required to ensure clearer recording of the mitigation in place. We also found people who were at risk of financial abuse did not have a risk assessment.
Activities are regular and varied with a coordinator but no specialist programmes or innovative methods to enrich the role.
People could take advantage of a varied activities schedule. Efforts had been made to have outside entertainment provided... plans to grow the activities provision within the community.
AI Generated
Last inspected: November 2017
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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