Working at Westdale Residential Care Home

Only basic activities like exercise and outings mentioned, no activities coordinator or specialist programmes to make the role more interesting and varied.

People and relatives spoke highly of the activities available. People and staff spoke highly of the exercise activities, and healthy food that was on offer.

Some problems with medication records and not giving one person's treatment as often as prescribed, though the manager fixed it quickly.

Staff did not always keep clear records when ‘as needed’ medicines were given and why the person had needed them. We saw one person needed their topical medicine moving to a different area of their body, but this movement was not happening as often as prescribed.