Pondsmead Care Home
Shepton Road, Oakhill, Bath, BA3 5HT
South West · Somerset · nursing
Inadequate
Key question ratings
- Safe
- Requires improvement
- Caring
- Requires improvement
- Well-led
- Inadequate
- Effective
- Inadequate
- Responsive
- Good
Inspection history
| Published | Overall | Change | Transition | AI summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-18 | Inadequate | new | Unrated→Inadequate | Pondsmead Care Home received an Inadequate overall rating due to critical failures in leadership and governance, combined with significant gaps in staff training, supervision, and safeguarding procedures. The registered manager failed to report a potential abuse incident appropriately, did not ensure proper staff competency monitoring, and created a culture where staff felt unsupported and people did not feel engaged with management. Whilst some care practices were positive, fundamental regulatory breaches in recruitment, medicines management, and staff support meant people's safety and welfare could not be assured. |
| 2014-01-21 | Unrated | Unrated→Unrated | — | |
| 2013-10-02 | Unrated | Unrated→Unrated | — | |
| 2013-05-09 | Unrated | Unrated→Unrated | — |