Working at Sherwood Court

Just basic community links and charity events, no activities coordinator or varied programme, so the job is mostly routine personal care.

We saw several examples of community engagement during the assessment. For example, the care home had links with local churches and shops, and people and staff participated in charity events in the local community.

Gaps in interview notes about staff's past job history, even though basic checks like references and background checks were done.

We identified some gaps in the interview notes regarding people’s employment history which we fed back to the provider and were assured this would be looked at.

Staff did not always record details for time-sensitive medicines, though it was fixed right away during the visit.

We identified that staff did not always record information about time sensitive medicines which was resolved immediately after we fed this back.