Working at Woodlands Lodge Care Home - Formby
105 Church Road, Liverpool, L37 3ND
Operated by Kingsley Healthcare (Formby) Ltd
40 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
7.1/10
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PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 7.1/10
Key Finding
"Strong management and a fantastic culture with happy staff, but gaps in staff retention and specialist activity programmes."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
Medication safely managed with audits; risk assessments tailored and reviewed; staff familiar with safeguarding procedures.
Staff Culture
8/10
✓
Staff: 'It's absolutely fantastic here, best place I've ever worked', 'I love working here... always plenty of staff and well managed', 'I'm lucky to work in such a nice environment'.
Staffing Levels
6/10
✓
Staffing levels were safely managed... routinely analysed in relation to dependency needs... positive comments about staffing levels.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Staff received regular supervision... training in medication, dementia awareness, moving and handling; NVQ programme for unqualified staff.
Management
8/10
✓
Staff feedback: '[Manager] is brilliant, very approachable, the support is always there', '[Manager] is fair, approachable'; registered manager open and receptive.
Programmes
6/10
✓
Dedicated activities co-ordinator... activities included singing, dancing, outings to restaurants, links with church and nursery; positive feedback on variety.
Points to consider
Staff numbers are safe and match what residents need, but no details on low staff turnover or agency use to make workloads easy.
Staffing levels were safely managed and people received safe and responsive care by staff who were familiar with their care needs.
There is an activities coordinator with outings and events, but no specialist programmes to make the job more varied and creative.
Dedicated activities co-ordinator... in-house activities included singing and dancing events, annual anniversaries, birthday celebrations, religious services, cocktail afternoons.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: December 2018
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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