Working at Shaftesbury Court Residential Care Home
Selkirk Drive, Erith, DA8 3QP
Operated by Sanctuary Care Limited
40 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.1/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 7.1/10
Key Finding
"Staff feel supported with stable staffing and strong safety, but only standard training and basic activities hold it back."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
Per 2020: Assured safe infection prevention with PPE, testing, admissions procedures; per 2019: safe medicines, safeguarding, risk management, incident learning.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Staff feel supported by management and team, positive feedback on approachable leaders.
Staffing Levels
8/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Home fully staffed with no agency staff used, sufficient numbers met needs, staff happy with shift patterns.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: 98% training compliance with induction and Care Certificate; per 2020: all staff completed infection control and coronavirus training.
Management
7/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Staff spoke positively about the registered manager and deputy, felt supported, listened to, appreciated and motivated.
Programmes
6/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Activities coordinator provides bingo, quizzes, games, pet visits, school engagements, garden activities.
Points to consider
Only standard training like induction and mandatory courses, no specialist training or funded qualifications.
A training matrix showed staff had achieved a 98% compliance of completing training courses
Activities are regular with a coordinator but basic like bingo, games and pet visits, no specialist programmes.
People participated in activities including bingo, card games, knitting, crocheting and watching movies.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: May 2019
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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