A CARE home in West Lothian has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support provided to residents was graded ‘unsatisfactory’ by inspectors.

A support service for yoing people in East Kilbride has been praised by care inspectors after scoring top marks across the board in two consecutive inspections.

A NURSERY in Cumbernauld has been praised by inspectors after scoring top marks across the board in two consecutive inspections.

A CARE home in West Lothian has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘unsatisfactory’ by inspectors. 

The Care Inspectorate piloted a new approach to inspecting childminding services last year and, from 1 April 2014, we inspect childminders in a different way. 

From October 2014 onwards, our inspectors will be using the Short Observational Framework for Inspection (SOFI) during inspections of care homes for older people.

An Aberdeen nursery has been told it must make "significant improvements" after an inspection graded it "weak" for the quality of care and support provided to children.

A nursery in Perth has been praised by inspectors after scoring top marks across the board in two consecutive inspections.

A care home in Dumfries has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘unsatisfactory’ by inspectors.

An Edinburgh care home has been ordered to make significant improvements after inspectors raised serious concerns about the quality of care provided to residents.

AN ABERDEEN care home has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care it provided to residents was graded ‘weak’ for the second inspection in a row by Scotland’s social care

A CARE home in South Lanarkshire has been served with a formal improvement notice by Scotland’s social care regulator, the Care Inspectorate.

A NORTH Ayrshire out of school care service has been given recommendations for improvement after it was graded ‘weak’ for the quality of care and support it provides to children.

SCOTLAND’S social care regulator has served a formal improvement notice on an Aberdeen nursery.

The action follows an inspection at All Stars Nursery in the city which raised

A CARE home for older people in South Lanarkshire has been warned it must make significant improvements after it was served with a formal improvement notice by Scotland’s social care

A South Lanarkshire care home has been told it must improve the quality of care provided to residents after an unannounced inspection by the Care Inspectorate.