Working at Winchcombe Place
Maple Crescent, Newbury, RG14 1LN
Operated by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
80 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
6.5/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 6.5/10
Key Finding
"Staff feel valued and supported with effective training and a positive culture, although staffing improvements need time to become fully sustained."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
People experienced safe care and were protected from avoidable harm... Staff identified and assessed risks to people effectively and managed them safely. All accidents and incidents were recorded and reviewed daily.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Staff were passionate about their role and placed people at the heart of the service, demonstrating the caring values of the provider.
Staffing Levels
5/10
!
The provider needed time to demonstrate that increased staffing levels implemented to meet people's needs safely had become sustained and embedded in practice.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
The registered manager operated an effective system of training, competency assessments, supervision and appraisals. Staff consistently told us their training fully prepared them.
Management
7/10
✓
Staff consistently told us they felt valued and supported by the registered manager, clinical lead and customer services manager, particularly in relation to recent staffing issues.
Programmes
6/10
✓
The service lifestyle enrichment manager and team were committed to providing a service that promoted person-centred values... We observed care during... social activities.
Points to consider
Staffing is now enough after big recent increases and doubling nurses, but came after shortages and heavy agency use, and staff worry it won't last.
Staff were concerned that improvements in staffing levels would not be sustained... The provider needed time to demonstrate that increased staffing levels had become embedded.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: December 2021
Good
Safe
!
Requires improvement
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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