The Long Brook Residential Home

79 Fore Street, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1NE

South West · Plymouth · residential

Requires improvement

Key question ratings

Safe
Requires improvement
Caring
Good
Well-led
Requires improvement
Effective
Requires improvement
Responsive
Good

Inspection history

PublishedOverallChangeTransitionAI summary
2022-10-18Requires improvementnewUnratedRequires improvementThe Long Brook Residential Home received a 'Requires Improvement' rating because critical governance and safety systems were not operating effectively. Although people reported being happy and staff were caring, the provider's quality assurance processes had failed to identify significant shortfalls in risk management, medicines handling, recruitment, and Mental Capacity Act compliance that inspectors found during the visit.