Working at Strathmore Nursing Home
51 Seymour Road, Bolton, BL1 8PT
Operated by Strathmore Care Home Limited
32 bedsNursing homesResidential homes
Workplace Score
5.9/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 5.9/10
Key Finding
"Staff feel supported by empathic management and enjoy a positive culture, but safeguarding training gaps and missing risk assessments need fixing."
Safety & Risk
5/10
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Some risk assessments were missing however, for areas such as choking, the use of oxygen, and the use of creams when people smoked... Managers and members of staff qualified to handle medicines regularly completed audits (checks) to make sure procedures were followed. However, the shortfalls we found during the inspection had not been identified.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Staff described a positive and open culture where they felt supported and able to raise concerns or suggestions. A staff member told us, “Since [registered manager name] has been here, the place has got so much better, and the culture has improved.”
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
People living at the home and relatives said there were enough staff. Staff said they felt there were enough staff on duty to safely meet people needs. One member of staff said, “Some days are a lot busier. Right now, we have a good number of staff.”
Training & Dev
4/10
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At the time of our inspection 8 out of 41 members of staff had not completed annual safeguarding training. The registered manager told us there were plans in place for this to be completed.
Management
7/10
✓
Staff told us they felt supported and received the necessary support and supervision. A staff member told us, “I feel the registered manager has the skills, knowledge and experience to do the job; they are empathic and respectful.”
Programmes
6/10
✓
The home employed an activities coordinator... ‘memories’ booklet with pictures of activities done, including singing, a summer fayre which raised £215 for the resident fund, trips to garden centres, dominoes, table tennis, owl and dog therapy, violin playing event, knitting, tabletop games, and Halloween celebration.
Points to consider
Quite a few staff are behind on required safeguarding training, and it was missing from new staff induction.
At the time of our inspection 8 out of 41 members of staff had not completed annual safeguarding training... We looked at the staff induction programme which covered a range of topics; however, safeguarding wasn’t included.
Risk assessments are incomplete for things like choking or oxygen use, and medication audits missed some problems.
Some risk assessments were missing however, for areas such as choking, the use of oxygen... the shortfalls we found during the inspection had not been identified.
Staffing is adequate with enough people on shift, but nothing extra like low turnover or no agency use mentioned.
Staff said they felt there were enough staff on duty to safely meet people needs. One member of staff said, “Some days are a lot busier. Right now, we have a good number of staff.”
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: November 2025
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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