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Mar 05, 2021

The Government released its updated guidance on visiting arrangements in care homes yesterday, 4th March. If you have a loved on in a care home in the UK, this is what that means for you. Care home residents in England will be allowed one regular visitor, for indoor visits, from… Read more
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Sep 16, 2020

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Jun 18, 2020

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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the official regulator for the care sector. They inspect care homes and care services to make sure they are safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led.

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SCI rating – what’s this?

The Scottish Care Inspectorate (SCI) is the official regulator for care services in Scotland.

They inspect care services to ensure they are supporting peoples wellbeing; appropriately setup; properly planning out care; are well led; and effectively staffed, each criteria is given a grade out of 6.

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