Working at St Denys Care Home
16 Newport Terrace, Barnstaple, EX32 9BB
Operated by Dr F J Fernandez-Guillen & Mrs M N Guerra-Jimenez
12 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
6.9/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 6.9/10
Key Finding
"Supportive management, stable staffing and strong safety, but no set activities programme."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
2022 IPC inspection: fully assured on infection prevention, PPE, testing, cleaning, outbreak management; 2019: robust medicines systems/audits, comprehensive risks, strong safeguarding knowledge.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Per 2019 inspection: good teamwork, staff felt valued and listened to, aimed to be like a family.
Staffing Levels
7/10
✓
Per 2019 inspection: sufficient staffing with no agency use, staff covered gaps willingly, core staff knew people well; 2022: measures to mitigate COVID staff pressures.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Per 2019 inspection: good training opportunities with level 2/3 qualifications, specialist training on alcohol abuse behaviours and nutrition/hydration, regular needs discussions.
Management
7/10
✓
Per 2019 inspection: registered manager supportive and listened to staff, active presence led to better leadership, staff felt valued.
Programmes
4/10
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Per 2019 inspection: no set programme, occasional staff-suggested activities like cooking, arts/crafts, board games, music sessions.
Points to consider
No activities coordinator or set programme, so the job is mostly routine care with occasional cooking, arts and crafts, games or music.
There was no set programme of activities during the day, but staff did spend time talking with people and made suggestions for activities which were sometimes taken up. This included cooking, arts and crafts or playing a board game. They also had music sessions on a regular basis.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: February 2019
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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