Working at Pine Martin Grange
Sandford Road, Wareham, BH20 7AJ
Operated by Dormy Care Communities South Ltd
64 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
5.7/10
AI analysis of latest data
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 5.7/10
Key Finding
"Strong safety practices, good staffing levels and positive team culture, although no permanent manager in place."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
People felt safe and staff understood their role in recognising and acting on concerns of abuse or poor practice. People had their medicines managed safely. Risks to people were assessed, monitored and regularly reviewed. Accidents and other incidents had been used as an opportunity to reflect on practice and share learning.
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
People, their families and the staff team consistently spoke positively about the management of the service, open culture, teamwork and visible leadership. Staff were clear about their roles, and felt involved in the service, listened to and appreciated.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
People were supported by enough skilled and experienced staff to meet their care and support needs. Staff consistently told us staffing levels were good.
Training & Dev
5/10
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Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff had a good knowledge of people's support needs and received regular local mandatory training as well as training in response to people's changing needs. Staff told us they received regular supervisions.
Management
4/10
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At the time of our inspection there was not a registered manager in post. The service was being managed by the provider. A manager had been recruited and was due to commence employment in June 2022.
Programmes
5/10
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Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: An activities coordinator was employed and worked across the home. They plan and arrange a variety of activities in response to people's feedback, interests, hobbies and cultural beliefs including outings, films, exercises, crafts and external sessions.
Points to consider
No permanent manager in place, the provider has been running things since late 2021.
A registered manager had not been managing the home since October 2021. Since that time the provider had been managing the service.
Only standard mandatory training and regular supervisions, no mention of specialist training or career development.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff had a good knowledge of people's support needs and received regular local mandatory training as well as training in response to people's changing needs. Staff told us they received regular supervisions.
Activities run by a coordinator with regular outings, games and crafts, but no specialist programmes or innovative approaches.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: The activities coordinator told us that they plan and arrange a variety of activities... for example, films in the home's cinema, coffee mornings... exercises and craft activities... external company come in and do memory sessions.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: May 2022
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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