Last updated: 10 February 2026
"Staff love the family atmosphere and stable team with no agency staff, but management checks missed some issues with medicines and risks."
Electronic care planning and risk assessments were completed for people however in some cases... these were not always completed. Better recording of some medicines, such as topical creams and pain patch medicines would help to demonstrate medicines were administered safely.
Staff enjoyed working at the home and staff said it felt like one big family. Staff spoke very positively about the registered manager and the overall care provided at the home.
The provider had their own staff team and did not rely on agency staff so staff who supported people knew them very well. There were enough staff to meet the needs of the people living at the home.
Staff had received training in key areas and staff said they felt supported to pursue additional training and opportunities to increase their knowledge and confidence.
The provider had improved and increased their quality assurance systems and checks which were mostly effective. However, further improvements to some quality assurance systems were needed because some of the issues we found related to medicines, care planning and risk assessments at this visit had not always been identified from completed checks.
Social activities and engagement was a key feature... Day trips, gardening, book clubs, quizzes were just some of the activities people were involved in. People we spoke with praised the activity co-ordinator for their input.
Management checks missed some issues with risks and medication records, so oversight isn't fully reliable yet.
further improvements to some quality assurance systems were needed because some of the issues we found related to medicines, care planning and risk assessments at this visit had not always been identified from completed checks.
Some risk assessments and medication records had gaps that needed fixing on the spot.
we found two risk assessments that required updating... we found two examples where staff's recording of how they applied pain patch medicines and topical creams needed better recording.
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Last inspected: September 2022
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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