Skirbeck Lodge CQC Report Published

When Pickworths was first developed we pledged to make it our mission to be bold and candid about what we did well and what we didn’t. We wanted our external colleagues and regulators to be able to arrive at our homes and undertake deep drives into what we are providing to make an accurate determination of our quality based upon truth and realtime authentic evidence.

In February Skirbeck Lodge was visited by three inspectors from the CQC who over two days completed a full and comprehensive inspection under the new single assessment framework. This inspection was a first for Skirbeck Lodge and for the company, but was viewed by the team as a platform to showcase all of the fantastic opportunities that our team have created and the difference we have made.

We are proud that we scored a four, demonstrating areas of outstanding practice, in seven of the quality statements; with a minimum of a three (good practice) scored elsewhere.

Employee Engagement Survey Results

At Pickworths we like to understand what we do well and are open to ways in which we can improve. Our Employee Engagement Survey results are now in, which we are proud to share!

Our survey has five Likert scale sections: Engagement, Leadership, Enablement, Alignment and Development. This is followed by two free text sections where people that work at Pickworths are able to share what they think we can do well and areas where we can improve.

A high benchmark was set for each of the statements and we are delighted that 95% of the statements reached the benchmark.

The area of greatest improvement was within the leadership section, with all three of the statements that were included in the 2022 survey showing significant improvement.

The survey had an overall positive response of 91.5%, with 51.5% strongly agreeing with the statements. 2.6% of the results had a negative response, of this 0.3% strongly disagreed with the statements. The remaining 5.9% had neutral responses.

Now that the results have been shared with the team we will be holding a focus group to look at the results, look for areas of improvement and create an action plan to work towards achieving our aims.

Detailed survey results can be downloaded using the button above this article.

The Care Show 30 under 30 winners

We are immensely PROUD to have had not one, but two, winners for the Care Show's first Thirty Under 30. The ceremony took place on the evening of 11th October 2023 during the Care Show conference.

The brand-new initiative is designed to celebrate tomorrow’s leaders and their successes, together as a community across the social care sector. The Class of 2023 will gain recognition from their peers, receive official acknowledgement for their achievements so far and join a support network of like-minded individuals leading the sector to a brighter future.

Over the next year, the Care Show will collaborate with the winners to deliver key content, facilitate networking opportunities, and create a support network for the Class of 2023 to stay in touch long after the ceremony takes place.

The winners from Pickworths Residential Living are John Richards and Shelby Hitchin, both working at Pickworth House, Boston. This is a massive achievement and fantastic recognition of both of their dedication to hard work and their potential to grow as individuals.

More information on the Thirty Under 30 can be found here

Partnership with Yanna Lawson

We met with Yanna to discuss the service and gave her a tour of the building. We discussed our organisational values PROUD, and what they mean to us. We discussed our journey to date and our ambitions for the future.

Yanna shared with us her passion for art, and how her work helps maintain her own emotional wellbeing. Yanna was very open about her disability and lived experience with managing her own mental health, so being involved in the creation of Pickworths was a no brainer. A perfect partnership.

Below you can see the process of making our vision into a beautiful. In the future we are hoping that Yanna will run workshops for the people who live and work at the service which will be a fabulous experience for all involved.



We couldn’t be happier with the result; it is exactly how we imagined it. If you are curious about Yanna’s artistic talent (she is phenomenal) check out her Facebook and Instagram pages on the links below…