Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Staff feel supported by approachable management with good training and positive culture, but staffing gaps are covered by pulling in workers from other homes and activities lack specialist programmes."
Staff understood safeguarding, risks assessed and mitigated, medicines managed safely with no gaps in records, lessons learnt from incidents.
Positive culture within the home; staff felt well supported, team meetings to raise ideas or concerns.
People felt there were enough staff to meet their needs; vacancies or unplanned absences covered by team or from other provider homes.
Staff received induction, dementia training with blindfolds and gloves simulation, regular supervision, appraisals and development days.
People and relatives knew the manager and found them approachable; staff felt supported by the management team.
Activity staff member; people involved in gardening, crafts, entertainers, singers, minibus trips to arboretum and coast, Bake off event.
Staff numbers meet basic needs but they pull in workers from other homes to cover gaps or sickness.
the team worked together to ensure that vacancies or unplanned absences were covered in the team or from one of the homes managed by the same provider.
Activities like gardening, crafts and trips add some variety but no specialist programmes to really enrich the role.
People were involved with gardening, making food for the birds and completing craft activities. Singers and entertainers visited... minibus... trips... 'Bake off'.
AI Generated
Last inspected: June 2018
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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