Working at Weston Park Care Home

Staffing is adequate but agency workers cover some shifts and staff get rushed on busy days.

The registered manager outlined difficulties in recruiting new staff and had sought to use agency staff as a last resort... 'Staffing is adequate but sometimes they [staff] can be rushing some days'

Only standard mandatory training plus some extra if staff want it, no specialist courses or funded qualifications.

Training covered mandatory topics with staff encouraged to pursue other training in any topics that interested them.

Activities programme with a coordinator exists but no details on variety or special events, so mostly routine care.

An activities programme was in place and an activities co-ordinator was employed by the service... 'They [staff] do [offer] activities and I do get involved occasionally'