Last updated: 9 February 2026
"Approachable management, sufficient staffing and supportive culture, but basic training and limited activities hold it back."
2021 IPC inspection: Assured on PPE, testing, distancing but 'Staff were not deployed to certain areas in the home for making sure infection outbreaks can be effectively prevented or managed'.
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: 'There was an open and respectful culture in the home' and staff felt supported and valued.
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: 'We have enough staff to be able to look after people safely and appropriately without having to rush through our work' and staff happy with levels.
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: Staff received training in moving and handling, dementia, medicines, infection control plus inductions and regular supervisions.
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: Staff said 'The manager is very approachable, always there if you have any concerns' and 'The manager's door is always open'.
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: Activity person two days a week, music sessions, cookery, St Patrick's Day and Easter events, plans for Pat dog therapy.
Only basic training like moving people, dementia care and medicines, no specialist courses or paid-for qualifications.
Staff received training and regular updates in a range of subjects designed to help them perform their roles and meet people's needs effectively. This included areas such as moving and handling, dementia, medicines and infection control.
Activities run by a part-time person with cooking, music and themed days, but no special therapeutic programmes.
The registered manager had employed an activity person to work two days a week and an additional person to come into the home twice a month to offer music and sing along sessions... cookery sessions... celebrated both St Patrick's Day and Easter.
Small gap in infection control as staff were not split into zones to stop outbreaks spreading.
Staff were not deployed to certain areas in the home for making sure infection outbreaks can be effectively prevented or managed.
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Last inspected: July 2017
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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