Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Stable staffing with low turnover and varied activities, but poor medicines management and unreported safeguarding incidents hold it back."
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Incomplete risk assessments (epilepsy, diabetes, choking), poor medicines management (unsigned MARs, incorrect signing suggesting overdose), two unreported safeguarding incidents.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Conflicting evidence on morale and teamwork; staff said 'Morale is poor. No one works together any more.'
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Low staff turnover, experienced team, staffing levels met needs, staff had time and were not rushed.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Regular training and induction in place with supervisions, but some staff not fully equipped for specific needs.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Auditing systems ineffective and failed to identify concerns; mixed feedback on new manager's impact.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Varied activities including allotment visits, afternoon tea outings, miniature zoo, bulb planting, pen-pal scheme.
Medication records had issues like missing signatures, poor storage, and one signed off as overdose, plus two safeguarding incidents not reported to authorities.
one person's MAR record had been signed incorrectly on three days suggesting the person had been given too much of their medicine... two incidents which had not been reported to the local authority safeguarding team.
Audits missed safety problems like risk gaps and medication errors, showing oversight is not strong enough.
Auditing systems for managing risk were sometimes ineffective as they had failed to identify concerns we found.
Some staff said morale is low with poor teamwork and lack of consistency.
Morale is poor. No one works together any more. There is a lack of consistency.
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Last inspected: September 2020
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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