Working at Rookery Cottage
249 Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8HE
Operated by Voyage 1 Limited
6 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
6.1/10
AI analysis of latest data
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 6.1/10
Key Finding
"Positive staff culture and effective infection control, but no activities programme and only basic training hold it back."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
The registered manager and deputy manager knew how to effectively manage infection prevention and control.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Per 2021 comprehensive inspection: There was a positive workplace culture amongst the staff.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
Per 2021 comprehensive inspection: Sufficient staff were deployed to meet people's needs.
Training & Dev
5/10
!
Per 2021 comprehensive inspection: The training matrix showed staff completed statutory and mandatory training in line with guidance from Skills for Care.
Management
6/10
✓
Per 2021 comprehensive inspection: The home manager was knowledgeable, skilled and experienced in overseeing this type of care home.
Programmes
3/10
✕
Per 2021 comprehensive inspection: No timetable of activities was noted and no easy-read information about possible activities was produced.
Points to consider
No activities timetable or coordinator, so shifts are mostly routine personal care with little variety.
No timetable of activities was noted and no easy-read information about possible activities was produced.
Only standard mandatory training, no specialist courses or funded qualifications.
The training matrix showed staff completed statutory and mandatory training in line with guidance from Skills for Care.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: August 2021
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
!
Requires improvement
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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