Working at The Brunswick
2-4 Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1QD
Operated by DHCH14 Limited
58 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.7/10
AI analysis of latest data
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 7.7/10
Key Finding
"Staff feel well supported and valued with a stable team, but activities lack specialist programmes or creative innovations."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
Medicines were managed and stored safely. People received their medicines as prescribed by staff who were competent to administer them.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Staff were keen to tell us how much they loved their job and how valued and supported they felt working at the home.
Staffing Levels
8/10
✓
The home had a stable staff team and there were enough staff deployed to meet peoples' needs.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
In addition to mandatory training, staff were also offered more bespoke training to help cater for people's specific needs, for example, dementia training.
Management
8/10
✓
Staff told us how well supported and valued they were by the registered manager.
Programmes
6/10
✓
The home employed an activity co-ordinator who helped to organise and facilitate activities for people. People enjoyed both on site activities and trips into the local community.
Points to consider
Activities are regular with a coordinator doing games, outings and events, but no specialist programmes or creative innovations to make the role more varied.
The home employed an activity co-ordinator who helped to organise and facilitate activities for people. People enjoyed both on site activities and trips into the local community, to help people feel a sense of belonging and avoid any feelings of social isolation.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: August 2023
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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