Working at The Beeches Care Home
Beech Road, Doncaster, DN3 2DZ
Operated by Strong Life Care (The Beeches) Limited
32 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
5.3/10
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Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 5.3/10
Key Finding
"Supportive management and positive team culture with varied activities, but poor staff deployment and medication record issues need fixing."
Safety & Risk
4/10
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The provider made referrals to the local Safeguarding Adults team when there were concerns about people’s safety, however CQC were not informed about all incidents where safeguarding referrals had been made... pain patch rotation charts and patch body maps were not always completed in line with guidance.
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
Discussions with people identified members of staff worked well as a team. Comments from family members included, 'They are a good team; we all get on really well.' A member of staff told us, 'I really enjoy working at The Beeches Care Home and there is always support if needed.'
Staffing Levels
4/10
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We observed, however, there were times where deployment of members of staff was not as effective as it could be. For example, throughout the morning of our inspection there were limited numbers of staff in the main lounge area and minimal engagement for people.
Training & Dev
5/10
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Members of staff accessed infection prevention and control (IPC) training and 3 members of staff had been trained as IPC champions. Members of staff had received training about end-of-life care. A member of staff told us, 'Yes I feel supported and I have supervisions and appraisals.'
Management
7/10
✓
The registered manager told us, 'I have an open-door policy for staff and they are aware I can be contacted whenever they need me. They all have my personal number... I am available on-call and have worked night shifts to cover to make the home safe.'
Programmes
6/10
✓
We saw evidence of a varied range of activities including regular exercise sessions, therapy pet visits, themed menus and food tasting... visits from a ventriloquist and a local indie band... The Activities Co-ordinator has made amazing contributions to the home.
Points to consider
Staff deployment not always right, leaving some areas short-staffed like the lounge in the morning and making busy days feel rushed.
throughout the morning of our inspection there were limited numbers of staff in the main lounge area and minimal engagement for people... One relative told us, 'I think there is enough staff but some days they are rushed off their feet.'
Some medication records like pain patch charts not always properly filled in and not all abuse concerns reported to the care watchdog.
pain patch rotation charts and patch body maps were not always completed in line with guidance... CQC were not informed about all incidents where safeguarding referrals had been made.
Only standard training like infection control and supervisions, no specialist courses or funded qualifications mentioned.
Members of staff accessed infection prevention and control (IPC) training... A member of staff told us, 'Yes I feel supported and I have supervisions and appraisals.'
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: January 2020
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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