Working at Walton House Nursing Home
188 Chorley Road, Preston, PR5 4PD
Operated by Walton Care Limited
43 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
6.1/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 6.1/10
Key Finding
"Supportive management and engaging daily activities, but basic training records and medication safety issues hold it back."
Safety & Risk
6/10
✓
Per 2022 IPC inspection: Assured provider using PPE effectively, preventing/managing infection outbreaks. Per 2020: Medicines managed safely but fridge temps outside range, basic competencies.
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: People and relatives were positive about the registered manager. Staff were complimentary about the registered manager and the support she provided.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
There was sufficient staff in the service. All people we spoke with told us there was enough staff to deliver care and support to people.
Training & Dev
5/10
!
Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: Staff told us they had undertaken medicines training and competency checks. However, the competency records we looked at were basic and lacked detail.
Management
7/10
✓
Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: All of the staff we spoke with were complimentary about the registered manager and the support she provided. One said, 'I am well supported by management.'
Programmes
7/10
✓
Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: activities co-ordinator organises something every day, chicken eggs in incubator, robotic dog and cat for people to interact with.
Points to consider
Training covers basics like induction and medicines, but competency checks are basic and supervisions brief with no specialist courses.
Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: the competency records we looked at were basic and lacked detail... supervisions... brief and required more detail
Staffing levels are adequate to meet needs and respond to calls, but no details on staff retention or agency use.
There was sufficient staff in the service. Staff told us there was enough staff to undertake their role.
Medication safety had issues like fridge temperatures sometimes too high or low and basic staff competency records.
Per 2020 comprehensive inspection: a number of readings were outside the recommended range... competency records we looked at were basic and lacked detail
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: April 2020
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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