CARE REGULATIONS

There can be no definition of a good care home since the selection criteria will largely be one of personal preference. However, every care home must be regulated and must meet the minimum standards as laid down by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). To ensure compliance with the standards all homes are visited regularly through both planned and unannounced inspections and any change of ownership is closely regulated. Copies of the annual inspection report for homes are available from CSCI.

In terms of care assessments, Social Services departments undertake this function through their team of social workers and no placement or contract for care should be entered into, where State funding is required until the funding arrangements have been finalised. For those who are self funding there is no obligation to involve Social Services at all and a claim for benefits can be made directly to DWP.

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