Working at The Grove Care Centre - Thurnscoe
Bridge Lane, Rotherham, S63 0SN
Operated by St Philips Care Limited
28 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.0/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 7.0/10
Key Finding
"Excellent training and safety practices with supportive management and culture, but adequate staffing and basic activities."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
All staff had received recent training in infection control and prevention. Staff were seen to be following correct practice in this area.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Staff we spoke with felt supported by the registered manager and provider and felt valued.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: People told us there were sufficient numbers of staff on duty to meet their needs. [...] we observed sufficient numbers of staff deployed during the inspection.
Training & Dev
8/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Staff said, 'The manager encourages us to better ourselves through education. They and the company support us to attend college and go on courses.'
Management
7/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: Staff spoke positively about the registered manager who they said was approachable, readily available when they needed advice and active in the day to day running of the home.
Programmes
6/10
✓
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: The provider had recently employed an activity co-ordinator, who was on induction. [...] links with the local primary school whose children came to the home to sing with people. A vicar attended the home monthly.
Points to consider
Staff numbers are enough to meet needs but nothing special, with no info on agency workers or staff staying long-term.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: People told us there were sufficient numbers of staff on duty to meet their needs. [...] we observed sufficient numbers of staff deployed during the inspection.
Activities include a coordinator, chair exercises, school visits and church services but no specialist programmes to add variety to the working day.
Per 2019 comprehensive inspection: The provider had recently employed an activity co-ordinator [...] chair aerobics [...] links with the local primary school [...] A vicar attended the home monthly.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: June 2019
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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