Working at The Rylands Nursing and Residential Home
74 Forton Road, Newport, TF10 8BT
Operated by Rylands Care Limited
44 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
5.4/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 5.4/10
Key Finding
"Supportive approachable managers foster a friendly culture with good safety monitoring, but no activities programme limits resident engagement."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
All incidents and accidents were recorded, reviewed and monitored. The deputy manager reviewed all records regularly to ensure appropriate actions had been taken.
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
The atmosphere at the home was one of friendliness. Staff told us managers at the home were "approachable", "fair" and "cheerful".
Staffing Levels
5/10
!
People were safely supported by sufficient numbers of staff. Since our previous inspection, improvement had been made to the staffing levels at the home.
Training & Dev
5/10
!
Staff received training to enable them to provide effective care and support. Staff training was monitored and they were given opportunities to review their practice and their development with their line managers.
Management
6/10
✓
Staff told us managers at the home were "approachable", "fair" and "cheerful". They felt supported in their role and able to raise concerns if needed.
Programmes
2/10
✕
No activities, engagement programmes, creative approaches or activities coordinator mentioned in the report.
Points to consider
No activities programme or coordinator, so the role is mostly routine personal care.
No activities, engagement or creative approaches mentioned at all.
Staffing is adequate but nothing special, no details on retention or minimal agency use.
People were safely supported by sufficient numbers of staff.
Only standard training, no specialist courses or funded qualifications.
Staff received training to enable them to provide effective care and support.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: May 2019
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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