Care Homes for Adults

Guidance, developed with Scottish Care and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, highlighting good practice to support people with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (Dysphagia)

Guidance promoting the safe use of bed rails

Guidance on the records all registered care services (except childminding) must keep about people who use a service, staff records, environment and safety, complaints, medication, finance, staffing levels and deployment. It also includes guidance on notification reporting for all...

Guidance on managing self-directed support for adults with incapacity

Practical fire safety guidance for those who are responsible for specialised housing and for those who provide care and support in such premises

Practice note to support inspectors to identify good and weak practice in the care of people living with HIV, support improvement and ensure the best possible outcomes for people experiencing care. Providers and staff can also use this to make sure they are implementing good prac...

A learning resource for health and social care staff which will help support better conversations and interactions with carers

A strategy providing an insight into what the Care Inspectorate's improvement support offer will be over the next three years and how we will identify where improvements are required

The ASP Improvement Plan was developed by the Scottish Government between November 2018 and April 2019 following a Thematic Inspection by the Care Inspectorate and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary.

A guide for care services undertaking self-evaluation

A voluntary code intended to offer guidance on good practice for designing and delivering Animal Assisted Interventions effectively and safely, ensuring that the welfare needs of both humans and animals are met

A document setting out a vision for how adult social care support will look like in the future, as part of a partnership programme to support local reform

A framework for the partnership programme to support local reform of adult social care, setting out priorities, workstreams and vision

Our quality framework and methodology for inspecting care homes for adults based on the new Health and Social Care Standards.

Guidance for staff on how to communicate with a person to understand their care needs and any information required

Guidance for managers on how to communicate with their own care team and individuals to understand their care needs and any information required

Tool for staff to use when communicating with out-of-hours services, designed to ensure they give the right information

A booklet of examples showing how collaboration and compassion at the heart of integrated working can make a real difference for everyone involved

Evidence-based recommendations on lifestyle behaviours and interventions to delay or prevent cognitive decline and dementia