Working at St Saviours Road
56 St Saviours Road, St Leonards On Sea, TN38 0AR
Operated by Aspens Charities
3 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.5/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 7.5/10
Key Finding
"Approachable leadership, supportive culture, regular training and strong staff retention, although activities lack a dedicated coordinator and agency used occasionally."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
Per 2018: Good safeguarding knowledge, person-centred risks, safe medicines, incidents analysed; per 2021: Mostly assured on IPC but minor distancing lapses and procedure gaps.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Per 2018: Staff said 'It doesn't feel like a job', 'I love it here'; supportive team, open and honest, feel genuinely cared for.
Staffing Levels
7/10
✓
Per 2018: Enough staff to meet needs, absences covered internally first then agency as last resort; more than half staff team long-serving.
Training & Dev
8/10
✓
Per 2018: Regular training including specialist autism, epilepsy, NAPPI; NVQ opportunities; thorough induction with Care Certificate; regular supervisions.
Management
8/10
✓
Per 2018 comprehensive inspection: Staff spoke highly about the registered manager as 'Very approachable', 'A genuinely nice person' and 'Very engaging with people'; relatives positive too.
Programmes
6/10
✓
Per 2018: Varied activities like picnics, walks, theme parks, beach, gym, swimming, growing vegetables, holidays; flexible staff ideas; per 2021: walks, parks, gyms planned.
Points to consider
Varied outings and hobbies like gardening and gym but no dedicated coordinator or specialist programmes to make the role more creatively fulfilling.
Per 2018: Activities included picnics, woodland walks, theme parks, growing vegetables, gym, swimming; no coordinator or named programmes mentioned.
Enough staff overall with strong retention but agency used occasionally when internal cover runs out.
Per 2018: 'Any absences were covered first by staff from the home or from other homes owned by the same provider. As a last resort, agency staff were used.'
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: September 2018
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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