The Care Inspectorate have published a report on their visit to a facility in Renfrewshire.

Three inspectors carried out an unannounced inspection of Bridge of Weir Care Home on July 16, July 17 and July 19, between the hours of 7.30am and 6pm.

Feedback took place on July 22.

The purpose-built home, which is registered to provide a care service to a maximum of 74 older people, was evaluated across five categories using a six-point scale where 1 is unsatisfactory and 6 is excellent.

In the category ‘how good is our setting?’ it was rated as very good or 5.

Three categories were rated as good or 4, including ‘how well do we support people’s wellbeing?’, ‘how good is our leadership?’ and ‘how well is our care and support planned?’.

‘How good is our staff team?’ was rated as adequate or 3.

Several key messages were contained within the report which was published this month.

People and their loved ones spoke highly of the care and support offered.

Staff were said to be kind and caring in their approach to supporting people.

The inspectors also found that a stronger management team had resulted in better quality assurance and leadership.

The care home was, however, told that training in adult support and protection must improve and maintenance records need to be better organised.

As part of this inspection, the Care Inspectorate assessed the service's self evaluation of key areas.

They found that the service was not yet undertaking self-evaluation.

The inspectors discussed the benefits of self-evaluation and how this approach should be adopted to support improvement in the service.

To prepare for the inspection, the Care Inspectorate reviewed information about the care home.

This included previous inspection findings, registration information, information submitted by the service and intelligence gathered since the last inspection.

In making their evaluations, they spoke with five people using the service and observed several group-based times.

The Care Inspectorate also received 28 survey responses from residents and their families, spoke with 16 members of staff and management, observed practice and daily life, and reviewed documents.

The care home has been contacted for comment.