Guidance on adult social care building-based day services
Further to the letter from Jeane Freeman MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, and Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, of 3 August, published on the Scottish Government website, we would now like to draw your attention to the Guidance on adult social care building-based day services, published today.
In partnership with Shared Care Scotland, we have also produced an operational guide Back to Business - a guide for the reopening of day services for adults in Scotland.
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Testing of staff – letter from the Scottish Government
The Scottish Government’s Interim Deputy Director for Health Performance and Delivery has issued a letter to all care home manages and chief executives about the testing of staff working in care homes.
You can read a copy of the letter here.
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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 5 August.
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The Care Inspectorate’s role, purpose and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Care Inspectorate has today published a report on its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The report is part of the Care Inspectorate’s submission to the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee. The committee is looking into the work of the Care Inspectorate in relation to adult social care as well as its role during, and response to, the Covid-19 pandemic.
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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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