Working at Woodheath Care Home

Not all staff up to date on mandatory training like infection control and health and safety, with only 70% and 68% completed recently.

only 70% staff had recently completed infection control training and 68% of staff had completed health and safety training within the providers timescales for refresher courses.

Medication stock did not match records and storage temperatures were not checked daily.

Stock balances of medicines we checked did not all correspond with the stock balances recorded and records showed the temperature of one area where medicines were stored, had not been checked daily as required.

Staffing is adequate but agency workers are used when needed and there were past shortages due to covid.

Staff told us there were usually enough staff on duty and agency staff were utilised when needed. One staff member said, 'We have suffered in the past due to covid, but currently we are ok; fully staffed'