Working at Polebrook Nursing Home
Morgans Close, Peterborough, PE8 5LU
Operated by Birchester Care Limited
52 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
7.0/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 7.0/10
Key Finding
"Staff feel well supported by approachable leadership and are proud of the service with incentives, but uncertain staff retention and basic training hold it back."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
Risks were assessed, monitored, and managed. Clear and robust arrangements were in place to ensure staff supported people to take their medication consistently and safely.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Staff were proud of the service and motivated to achieve good outcomes for people. The provider valued the staff team and we saw various staff incentives in place.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
There were enough skilled and competent staff to ensure they could safely support people who used the service. Our observations confirmed there were sufficient staff to meet people's needs in a timely manner.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Staff received training in relation to the safe administration of medicines and their competencies were checked to ensure safe practice. There was a supervision, appraisal and comprehensive training programme in place.
Management
8/10
✓
People, relatives, and staff were very positive about the leadership of the service and praised the management team. Staff felt well supported and said the registered manager was open and approachable.
Programmes
/10
✕
Points to consider
Staff numbers are enough to meet needs without rushing care, but no details on staff retention or low agency use to make workloads consistently easy.
There were sufficient numbers of staff who had been safely recruited to meet people's needs. Staff said there were sufficient numbers of staff to make sure people's needs were met and to ensure their care was not rushed.
Training covers basics like medicines and safeguarding with supervision in place, but no specialist courses or funded qualifications mentioned.
Staff received training in relation to the safe administration of medicines and their competencies were checked to ensure safe practice.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: September 2023
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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