At the end of March 2016 we issued our Excellence in Care 2 leaflet which detailed the changes to

At the end of March 2016 we issued our Excellence in Care 2 leaflet which detailed the changes to inspection from April 2016 and those planned for 1 July 2016.  We sent a copy of this

A care at home service in Lewis has been graded ‘excellent’ by inspectors for the sixth inspection in a row.

A care home in Glasgow has been told it must make swift improvements in the care provided to residents.

A nursery in Dundee has been told it must make improvements in the quality of care it provides to children.

The Care Inspectorate is changing the way it inspects. Some changes come into effect 1 April, some from 1 July. 

The proposed changes have been informed by a widespread

We currently have a number of vacancies for Inspectors throughout Scotland, within our national and specialist teams.

A nursery in Bathgate has been praised by the Care Inspectorate for delivering excellent care to children.

The service, which provides care for up to 76 children, was rated

A support service for people with additional support needs in Cupar has been praised by inspectors from the Care Inspectorate.

A care home for older people in Hawick has been told it must make urgent improvements in the care provided to vulnerable residents.

The Care Inspectorate will be undertaking a new test of change, during September/ October 2015, to trial the feasibility of the organisation being able to handle complaint investigations and also

From April 2015, our inspectors will be using the Short Observational Framework for Inspection - or SOFI - during inspections of care homes for adults.

A care home in Inverness has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded 'weak' by inspectors.

A care home for adults with learning disabilities in Clackmannanshire has been praised by Scotland’s social care regulator. 

A nursery in Perth has been given top marks by inspectors for the second inspection in a row.

An Aberdeen nursery has been told it must continue to make significant improvements after an inspection graded it “unsatisfactory” for the quality of care and support provided to

In order to support excellent practice in services for individuals with a learning disability, the Care Inspectorate will further develop its approach to how it delivers scrutiny and improvement

A NURSERY in Renfrewshire has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to children was graded unsatisfactory by inspectors.

A housing support service based in Aberdeen has told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided was graded unsatisfactory by inspectors.

A nursery in Aviemore has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to children was graded 'weak' by inspectors.