3 January 2013
During an inspection looking at part of the service
Since our last inspection in October 2012 we were told that two newly appointed staff were being supported to work through a comprehensive induction programme.
Since our last inspection we were told by the manager that overall responsibility for staff supervision had been delegated to the deputy manager. The manager told us that one carer had received supervision in November 2012 and plans had been agreed for monthly supervision of all staff.
The manager, who was responsible for the appraisal of all staff, told us that no staff had received an appraisal since our last inspection and no dates had been planned. She added that no staff had received any training since our last inspection and no dates had been planned.
The manager was open about the lack of progress following the serving of a warning notice which required the home to become compliant by 03 January 2013. She stated that the main reason for the lack of progress was the prolonged period of staff vacancies. At the time of our inspection the home was not fully staffed.