Working at St Mary's Residential Care Home

No dedicated activities coordinator right now, so just basic games run by care staff instead of varied programmes.

Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: An activity coordinator had recently left their post and the position was out for recruitment. In the interim staff took the lead in delivering activities

Some medication recording mistakes and infection control training not fully up to date at inspection.

During our review of people's prescribed medicines, we found a couple of errors with recording. The staff had not received training in donning and doffing but had been shown the information in a poster format.

Only standard training like medication and safeguarding checks, no specialist courses or funded qualifications mentioned.

Staff were trained in the administration of medication and their competence was assessed yearly. Staff had received training in safeguarding.