Working at Wandsworth Common Care Home
94 North Side Wandsworth Common, London, SW18 2QU
Operated by Redwood Tower UK Opco 1 Limited
97 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
7.5/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 7.5/10
Key Finding
"Strong safety, supportive culture, and varied activities, although staffing lacks low agency use or exceptional stability."
Safety & Risk
9/10
✓
AI-driven video monitoring technology successfully reduced falls and injuries; strong safeguarding culture, safe medicines management, and proactive risk assessments.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Staff felt supported, had shared vision and culture based on listening, learning and trust; staff said 'managers and staff are all so supportive to one another. Best place I have ever worked'.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
There were enough staff with the right levels of knowledge, skills, and experience to safely meet people’s needs; staffing levels matched rota and staff were visibly present and responsive.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Staff received all the relevant training they needed including mixture of e-learning and in-person, comprehensive induction mapped to Care Certificate, and competency-based assessments.
Management
8/10
✓
Managers were visible, knowledgeable and supportive of staff; staff felt supported to give feedback and were treated equally, free from bullying or harassment.
Programmes
8/10
✓
Activities coordinator provides varied programme including daily exercise, bi-weekly performances, intergenerational programme with nursery children, live concerts, and LGBTQ+ community events.
Points to consider
Staffing is adequate and responsive with good continuity of carers, but no evidence of low agency use or exceptional stability to make workloads unhurried.
People told us the care home was adequately staffed. There seems to be very good continuity of staff here.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: July 2025
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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