Working at The Grand Cedars Nursing Home
83-89 Bescot Road, Walsall, WS2 9DG
Operated by Pride Care Homes Ltd
39 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
4.6/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 4.6/10
Key Finding
"Enough staff available and a supportive culture for workers, but no permanent manager and safety lapses like unassessed risks hold it back."
Safety & Risk
3/10
✕
Risks not assessed after serious incident, out-of-date care plans, medicines not always given as prescribed (breach reg 12).
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
Staff felt supported by manager and provider, attended meetings to share views, spoke positively about the home.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
Enough staff available with no waits for support; working above calculated levels at key times like lunch.
Training & Dev
5/10
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Relevant training and induction in place including shadowing, but gaps identified and MCA understanding lacking.
Management
2/10
✕
No registered manager in post; new manager recently started but governance systems ineffective and failed to identify improvements (breach reg 17).
Programmes
4/10
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Basic activities like newspapers, crosswords, group games; feedback wanted more activities and outings.
Points to consider
No permanent manager in charge, so leadership is unstable.
At the time of our inspection there was not a registered manager in post. A new manager had recently started working in the home.
Risks after serious incidents not followed up and some medication not given as prescribed.
a serious incident involving 1 person had occurred... no care plans or risk assessments put in place... Medicines were not always consistently managed... staff were not following the prescribers instructions.
Only basic activities like games and crosswords with calls for more variety and outings.
people had access to newspapers, some people enjoyed completing crosswords, others participated in group games... Feedback surveys had also identified that people felt there could be more to do and they could go out more.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: August 2023
Requires improvement
Safe
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Requires improvement
Effective
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Requires improvement
Caring
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Requires improvement
Responsive
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Requires improvement
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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