Last updated: 10 February 2026
"A proud supportive team culture where staff feel valued, although busy staffing sometimes delays call bells and personal care."
Improvements had been made that ensured safety concerns and events were thoroughly investigated and reported on, and lessons were learned to embed good practices.
Staff spoke of the vision of the service, they clearly enjoyed working at Southdowns and were very proud of the care they delivered, "We have come a long way in the last year, we are now a tight team... I love working here, good team to work with, supportive and caring."
We observed there were enough staff to meet people’s needs.
Staff were supported to gain qualifications and extend their role, for example, becoming an assistant practitioner and accessing nursing courses.
The registered manager was available and approachable to staff, people and families. The staff team felt valued and well supported in their roles, and able to ask anything or make suggestions for improvement of the service.
there was a dedicated activity team that worked alongside the care team to promote mental and physical well-being.
Staffing is adequate but staff and relatives say they get busy at times and more would help with call bells and timely personal care.
Relatives told us, " I think more staff would be good, but we are all going to say that because we see staff are busy." Staff told us, “We have enough staff, but more staff to answer bells whilst we are busy would be helpful."
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Last inspected: November 2024
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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