Working at St Martin's Residential and Nursing Home

Only basic activities like quizzes, chats, and weekly chair exercises with no full programme or coordinator yet, so days are mostly routine care.

The registered manager had recently recruited a member of staff who would be responsible for activities. In the interim staff told us they provided activities such as quizzes and spent time sitting and chatting with people. External companies also provided activities once a week which included movement and exercise sessions.

Only standard training for the job with no specialist courses or funded qualifications mentioned.

All staff completed training relevant to their role and 1 member of staff told us they had been offered additional training.

Enough staff to cover but one vacancy filled by agency nurse and agency used for one-to-one care.

The registered manager told us that they had 1 vacancy which was covered by an agency nurse. The same agency staff worked regularly in the service to ensure consistency.” “Agency staff are used to provide one-to-one support”.