Care Inspectorate

A Dundee charity which provides safe and nurturing homes to vulnerable children and young people has been praised for the community it has created to support and attract foster carers. Established in 1815, Carolina House Trust provides safe and nurturing homes to vulnerable children and young people

Scottish Borders Council’s Housing Support Service has been awarded Grade 5 (Very Good) ratings from the Care Inspectorate for the way in which it supports the wellbeing of people who access their service and also the effectiveness of the team’s leadership. The positive feedback is the r

Residents and staff at Crookston Care Home Tranent enjoying a game of bingo. Crookston Care Home in Tranent has received a glowing report following an unannounced inspection conducted by the Care Inspectorate.

Eildon Housing’s extra care services at Dovecot Court in Peebles and Wilkie Gardens in Galashiels were inspected in August 2023 by the Care Inspectorate and received high praise for the quality of their regulated care and support which forms part of their extra care service. The Care Inspector

After a recent Care Inspectorate visit to Eildon’s learning disability service at Station Avenue in Duns, the service received high praise for the quality of its combined care at home and housing support service. A Grade 5 'very good' was awarded across the board following the inspection. This

The “warm, genuine, kind and respectful” support by staff shown to people using Orkney Council’s Care at Home Services and overall leadership has been praised in a new inspection report.

Staff at Kalisgarth and Very Sheltered Housing on Westray in Orkney are “dedicated, compassionate and genuinely care for the people they support” and those receiving care feel “respected and valued” and are “very happy” with the service, according to the Care Insp

Eildon Housing’s sheltered housing services have received high praise for the quality of its housing support service.

An Edinburgh mental health service registered to trauma-informed Scottish health and well-being charity, LinkLiving, has been recognised as “Very Good” by the Care Inspectorate.

Strengthened national guidance on visiting has improved residents’ quality of life, health secretary Michael Matheson was told by staff and residents at a care home in Greenock. The Health and Social Care Standards, which came into force last April, gave people living in care homes rights to s

Midlothian Council’s residential care homes for young people have been rated as ‘very good’ after an unannounced inspection by the Care Inspectorate. The Care Inspectorate, responsible for inspecting care services throughout Scotland, visited the two care homes in Gorebridge and Wo

Film screenings can significantly enhance the wellbeing of elderly care home residents according to University of Dundee research that has informed a new resource for staff in Scottish homes. ‘Film in Care’ was developed as a collaboration between the University and the Care Inspectorate

The Beech Hill House in Forfar will be the new home for residents of The Gables Residential Care Home for Adults, Angus Council has revealed.  The decision follows a lengthy options appraisal process and consultation with Gables residents, their families and other stakeholders.

East Lothian Council has decided to decommission Eskgreen Care Home in Musselburgh in light of a paper highlighting extensive refurbishment works required at the facility. On 30 May 2022, the Care Inspectorate carried out a routine visit at Eskgreen Care Home. The resulting

A follow up inspection at Saltgreens in Eyemouth has confirmed that progress continues to be made at the home, with the Inspectors reporting that extensive work has been undertaken since their initial visit in August 2022.