Working at Sharnbrook Care Home Limited
17a Park Road North, Dunstable, LU5 5LD
Operated by Sharnbrook Care Home Limited
24 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
6.7/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 6.7/10
Key Finding
"Approachable leadership and a happy, proud team, but recruitment struggles and basic activities hold it back."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
From 2020 targeted inspection: Overall, we were assured the service were following safe infection prevention and control procedures to keep people safe.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff were happy, and proud to be working at Sharnbrook Care Home Limited. They had supervisions and appraisals and told us '[registered manager]'s door is always open.'
Staffing Levels
5/10
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Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: There were enough staff to meet people's needs and keep people safe. People, relatives and staff all said that generally there were enough staff.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff had undertaken training in a wide range of topics so that they were skilled and knowledgeable to effectively meet people's needs.
Management
8/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Everyone we spoke with praised the registered manager and agreed that she was approachable, knowledgeable, fair and did her job well.
Programmes
5/10
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Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff organised a range of things for people to do, including trips out and entertainers visiting the home.
Points to consider
Staffing is adequate but they struggle to recruit good people and sometimes run short staffed.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: The registered manager explained that recruiting suitable staff was difficult but that recruitment was always going on. One relative stated, 'Nothing's too much bother, even when they're short staffed.'
Only basic activities like trips, entertainers and a visiting dog, no activities coordinator or special programmes to vary the day.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff organised a range of things for people to do, including trips out and entertainers visiting the home. A relative told us about a dog that visited the home
Training covers basics and a wide range of topics with good induction, but no specialist courses or funded qualifications.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff had undertaken training in a wide range of topics so that they were skilled and knowledgeable to effectively meet people's needs. New staff underwent a thorough induction
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: February 2019
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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