Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Staff feel supported in a positive culture with enough staffing, but unsafe medicines management, missing key training and weak governance hold it back."
Medicines were not managed safely, this included issues with missed medication, stock control and record keeping.
Staff felt supported to give feedback and were treated equally, free from bullying or harassment.
Overall, people, relatives and staff felt there were enough staff deployed to keep people safe and meet their needs in a reasonable amount of time.
There was no evidence training was being provided in the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, end of life care or first aid.
The providers governance processes were not robust, with audits and monitoring not identifying any of the issues we noted during the assessment.
One person we spoke with, was supported to meet up with friends at a local pub each week.
People missed important medications like pain relief and antidepressants because the home ran out of stock.
Nine people missed doses of some of their prescribed medicines for varying amounts of time because there was no stock in the home.
Staff missing training on key areas like mental capacity decisions, end of life care, and first aid.
There was no evidence training was being provided in the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, end of life care or first aid.
Managers do not have good systems to check for problems, so issues like missed medications go unnoticed.
The providers governance processes were not robust, with audits and monitoring not identifying any of the issues we noted during the assessment.
AI Generated
Last inspected: September 2025
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
Direct feedback from current and former employees

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