Working at Tony Long House
18 Shaplands, Swindon, SN3 4FF
Operated by Sanctuary Home Care Limited
6 bedsResidential homesHomecare agencies
Workplace Score
7.5/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 7.5/10
Key Finding
"Stable committed staff, supportive management and positive culture, although training and activities are just standard without specialist programmes."
Safety & Risk
8/10
✓
Assured safe infection prevention, PPE use, testing and outbreak plans; good safeguarding, safe medicines and risk management with learning from incidents (2020 and per 2017 comprehensive inspection).
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Staff comments 'staff have been amazing, so hard working'; positive open culture, staff feel valued and supported with no blame (2020 and per 2017 comprehensive inspection).
Staffing Levels
8/10
✓
People supported by stable and committed team of staff whom they knew well; low staff turnover, sufficient numbers with time to chat and not rushed (2020 and per 2017 comprehensive inspection).
Training & Dev
6/10
✓
Staff had infection control training; training records up to date, regular supervision and induction for new staff (2020 and per 2017 comprehensive inspection).
Management
8/10
✓
Staff were well supported and praised the management team; registered manager approachable and supportive per staff comments (2020 and per 2017 comprehensive inspection).
Programmes
6/10
✓
Variety of activities including musical events, baking, arts and crafts, pantomimes and trips out to meet individual needs (per 2017 comprehensive inspection).
Points to consider
Just standard training to keep skills up to date and regular check-ins with managers, no specialist courses or funded qualifications.
Staff training records were maintained and we saw planned training was up to date. Where training was required we saw training events had been booked. Staff also had further training opportunities. (per 2017 comprehensive inspection)
Some varied basic activities like arts, crafts, baking and outings, but no dedicated coordinator or special creative programmes.
People were offered a range of activities they could engage in. This included musical events, baking, arts and crafts, pantomimes and trips out of the home to places of interest. (per 2017 comprehensive inspection)
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: December 2017
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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