Working at St Andrew's Residential Care Home Limited
184 London Road, Oxford, OX3 9EE
Operated by St. Andrew's Residential Care Home Limited
24 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
6.9/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 6.9/10
Key Finding
"Great leadership, family-like culture and strong safety, but basic activities without specialist programmes hold it back."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
Per 2022 targeted inspection: We were assured that the provider was preventing visitors from catching and spreading infections, using PPE effectively and safely, and making sure infection outbreaks can be effectively prevented or managed.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff comments included: 'This work gets under your skin. I've been here 14 years altogether... this place is like a second home with extended family'.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: There were sufficient staff to meet people's needs. Staff were not rushed... One staff member told us, 'There is enough staff here and we've just taken on some more'.
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff training records were maintained and we saw planned training was up to date. Staff also had further training opportunities. One staff member said, 'Yes I am supported... I have supervisions which are useful'.
Management
8/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff comments included; '[Registered manager] is great, she is brilliant. Very caring and very supportive. She is fiercely loyal to this home'.
Programmes
4/10
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Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: People were offered a range of activities they could engage in. These included; puzzles, games, music and arts and crafts.
Points to consider
Only basic activities like puzzles, games, music, and arts and crafts with no coordinator or specialist programmes, so the role is mostly routine personal care.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: People were offered a range of activities they could engage in. These included; puzzles, games, music and arts and crafts.
Just standard training that's up to date plus supervisions, no specialist courses or funded qualifications for career growth.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff training records were maintained and we saw planned training was up to date. Staff also had further training opportunities.
Staffing is adequate to meet needs but nothing special, with recent hires and COVID pressures that needed mitigation.
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: 'There is enough staff here and we've just taken on some more'. Per 2022: The provider told us they had measures in place to mitigate the risks associated with COVID-19 related staff pressures.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: August 2018
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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