Working at Saxondale Nursing Home

Relies on agency staff to cover shortfalls after a number of staff left recently, and some relatives say not enough at weekends.

The manager explained in the last year a number of staff had left the service and they had major challenges recruiting staff. Regular agency staff were in place to manage shortfalls in staffing numbers... “Probably not enough staff at weekends, it seems fine during the day.”

Only basic group activities like quizzes, bingo and pamper sessions, so most of the job is routine personal care.

activities coordinator who arranged a variety of activities... quizzes, bingo, balloon tennis and pamper sessions.

Gaps in cream application records and medicine stock counts mean you have to double-check meds sometimes.

TMARs were not always completed consistently and contained gaps in recording administration... Medicine stocks did not tally with Medicine Administration Records (MARs)