Care Inspectorate report to the Scottish Parliament on inspections
The Care Inspectorate has laid before the Scottish Parliament a report of inspections it has carried out in care services in the past two weeks.
This report covers inspections completed since the previous report submitted to Parliament on 5 August.
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Care Inspectorate statement on Home Farm care home, Skye
A spokesperson for the Care Inspectorate said: "The Care Inspectorate initiated court proceedings seeking the cancellation of the registration of the care provider at Home Farm care home in May.
"We did this following an inspection which raised serious concerns.
"We have monitored the home carefully and we are satisfied that there has been considerable improvement in the quality of care experienced by residents and the issues that were putting them at serious risk have been addressed.
"In light of this we have decided to no longer pursue the cancellation of the service's registration through the courts."
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Care Inspectorate report to the Scottish Parliament on inspections
The Care Inspectorate has laid before the Scottish Parliament a report of inspections it has carried out in care services in the past two weeks.
This report covers inspections completed since the previous report submitted to Parliament on 22 July.
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Extension of Influenza (flu) vaccination programme to include social care staff
The Care Inspectorate, Scottish Care, the Coalition of Care and support Providers in Scotland and the Scottish Social Service Council have issued a joint statement in support of the Scottish Government's decision to extend health board free flu vaccine programmes to include certain social care staff.
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Ashwood House care home, Callander
A spokesperson for the Care Inspectorate said: "The Care Inspectorate visited Ashwood House care home in Callander on 30 July to check on progress made after an earlier inspection raised concerns about the quality of care experienced by residents.
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