Updated 12 March 2026
Date of assessment 1 to 17 April 2026. Sandpiper is a residential care home providing care to people with a learning disability and autistic people which can accommodate up to 6 people. At the time of our inspection, 6 people were living at the home.
We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. The provider was meeting the principles of right support, right care, right culture.
At our last assessment we rated this service as good. At this assessment the rating has remained good.
Systems and processes were in place to assess risks to people and ensure they were safeguarded from avoidable harm. Staff were recruited safely and received training relevant to their role.
Staff were caring and attentive to people’s needs. They understood how to keep people safe and how to report concerns. They told us they were well supported by the manager.
Staff treated people with respect, they supported people to make their own choices and promoted their independence. People were visibly comfortable when being supported by the staff team and there was a relaxed atmosphere in the service.
There was a relatively new management team at the service. They acknowledged areas of improvement, responded positively to our feedback, and were willing to make changes where required.
We found some improvements were needed to ensure people’s medicines were always administered as prescribed, and any outcomes from people’s health appointments were clearly recorded and followed up on as necessary.