Working at Southernwood
148 Plantation Road, Amersham, HP6 6JG
Operated by Royal Mencap Society
6 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.5/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 7.5/10
Key Finding
"Long-standing staff, positive team culture and strong safety practices, although activities are basic without specialist programmes."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
Recent Dec 2020 IPC inspection: Home effectively managed Covid outbreak, staff trained in IPC, PPE used effectively. Per 2020 inspection: Medicines safe with auditing, risks assessed, incidents analysed.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: Staff said they enjoyed work, worked well as a team, 'We have a good team with a mixture of ages and experiences we do a phenomenal job.'
Staffing Levels
8/10
✓
Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: Service did not use agency staff, had own bank staff; most staff long-standing and had worked many years; sufficient staff for quality time with people.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: Induction with Care Certificate, additional specialist training such as epilepsy and buccal administration, regular supervisions.
Management
7/10
✓
Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: Families told us '[Registered manager] manages well' and 'He is very approachable.' Staff felt supported with regular meetings and supervisions.
Programmes
6/10
✓
Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: Activities such as games, sensory room, watching films, music, community shopping trips and day centres.
Points to consider
Only basic activities like games, music, sensory room and trips, no specialist programmes to make the role more varied.
The service conducted activities with people such as games, using the sensory room, watching films and listening to music together.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: March 2020
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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