Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Positive culture where staff feel supported and good staffing levels with fewer agency workers, but medicines records and training gaps need fixing."
Medicines management improved but not all showed opening dates, some as required medicines lacked administration reasons on MAR.
Staff felt they could approach management for support, management team worked well together, positive person-centred culture created.
Duty rosters showed adequate numbers of staff, staff felt there was enough to support people, reduced agency reliance with new recruits who know residents.
Staff received appropriate training, no longer in breach, but one relative felt some aspects needed improvement for specific conditions.
The manager had been in post approximately 2 months, receptive to feedback and addressed concerns straight away, but improvements need sustaining over time.
Activities coordinators provided range of leisure opportunities, baking, group events, support for isolated people.
Some medication bottles miss open dates and when-needed doses lack reasons why they were given.
Not all medicines showed the date of opening. Some as required medicines lacked a reason for their administration on their medicines administration record (MAR).
Training covers basics but one relative said it still falls short for specific resident needs.
one relative felt some aspects of staff training needed improvement, as they felt their family member's needs were not always met due to their specific condition.
Manager is new, only two months in post, and needs to show fixes last long-term.
The manager had been in post approximately 2 months... we would need to see these improvements... sustained over a longer period of time
AI Generated
Last inspected: October 2023
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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