Working at Sunnyside House
Main Road, Birdwood, Gloucester, GL19 3EH
Operated by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
11 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.6/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 7.6/10
Key Finding
"Outstanding safety during outbreaks, supportive staff culture and strong training, although limited activities without a dedicated coordinator."
Safety & Risk
9/10
✓
The registered manager and staff had taken immediate action to manage an outbreak. This included working with Public Health England and the Local Authority... The provider also implemented use of rapid testing. (2020 IPC inspection)
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Staff were complementary of the support they received from the registered manager and their colleagues. Managers told us staff had been exceptionally flexible and supportive of each other. (2020 IPC inspection)
Staffing Levels
7/10
✓
Staff have covered all shifts as needed, when their colleagues had to self-isolate, to avoid the need for agency staff. (2020 IPC inspection)
Training & Dev
8/10
✓
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: Social care workers were supported to develop professionally through dedicated management training programmes. The provider... introduced 'The Choice Care Group Academy' which... ran three management development programmes.
Management
7/10
✓
Staff were complementary of the support they received from the registered manager and their colleagues. (2020 IPC inspection)
Programmes
6/10
✓
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: People were supported with activities and events which were appropriate... such as ongoing garden project, annual football tournament and barbeque with other provider homes, community shopping, cooking.
Points to consider
No dedicated activities coordinator or specialist therapeutic programmes, so the role is mostly personal care with added trips, gardening, and events like football days.
Per 2017 comprehensive inspection: People enjoyed... one on one time... going shopping... singing together... ongoing garden project... Every year a deputy manager... arranged a football tournament and barbeque.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: March 2018
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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