Care Inspectorate

Lennel House in Coldstream has been praised by inspectors.

Inspectors praise Coldstream care home

St. Andrew’s Care Home is located on the outskirts of Hawick.

Bored resident told inspectors at under-staffed home: "I want to do more"

Holmcare's standards were found to have improved

Medication improvements at village care service

Peebles Nursing Home

Leadership at nursing home improves but more progress needed

Holmcare provides support for people in their own homes (Pic: CandyRetriever/Shutterstock)

Improvements at Borders village care service

Ednam Primary School (Pic: Google Maps)

Dedication of staff “really shines through” at village nursery

Seashells nursery in Eyemouth was found to have improved

Lessons learned at Eyemouth nursery

Murray House

Care home staff “always take time” with people

Improvements have taken place at Jedburgh Out of School Club

Seeds of improvement at Jedburgh out of school club

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Improvements needed at care home

SBC has until February 2025 to implement the required improvements. (Getty Images).

Council pledges improvements to fostering and adoption services
Scottish Borders Council has pledged to act on improvements needed to its fostering and adoption services highlighted in a newly-published Care Inspectorate report.
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Philiphaugh ELC Shines

Old Station Nursery

Melrose nursery remains ‘weak’, inspectors judge

A requirement was set for nappy changing facilities that “protected children from the risk of infection”

New ‘happy nappy’ regime at a Berwickshire nursery after an upgrade

Peebles Nursing Home

Peebles Care Home has made “sustained improvement”

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Kelso nursery school cleans up its act after ‘at risk’ judgement

Newlands Kids Centre.

Children’s day centre responds after critical Care Inspectorate report

Peebles Nursing Home.

Peebles Nursing Home where “television was the only activity” has improved, new ...

Old Station Nursery

Highly-critical report on Melrose nursery deems it a ‘significant risk’ to child...

Streets Ahead stand at the Border Union Show

Kelso-based learning disability service is “Streets Ahead”, inspectors say

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Galashiels Nursing Home given a ‘last’ chance to make improvements

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Care provider apologies after Peebles care home was rated ‘weak’

Riverside Healthcare Centre. Photo: James Swinton.

Care home residents in Selkirk left “sitting around without any interaction for ...

Galashiels charity supporting people with learning disabilities is rated ‘weak’

Eildon's supported housing services have been praised by the Care Inspectorate.

Inspectorate’s praise for Eildon care services.

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Children’s health and safety “put at risk” at Borders nursery

Jedburgh Grammar Campus has been praised by inspectors.

£32m Borders school receives the thumbs up from education inspectors

Berwickshire care service is hailed by inspectors
A Berwickshire care service which helps vulnerable people stay safe in their own homes has been hailed by inspectors.
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St Margret's Care Home in Hawick.

Hawick care home transforms its fortunes after previous ‘weak’ rating

Borders children at risk are in safe hands, claims a recent inspection report.

Local children at risk are ‘in safe hands’, says report

Bonchester Bridge Care Centre.

Care home where residents have ‘nothing to do’ criticised by inspectors

St Ronan's House residential home in Innerleithen.

Staff praised as inspectors say on St Ronan’s on

Castlegate Nursery in Spylaw Road, Kelso.

Nursery was cold with no blankets for tots

Morebattle Primary School

Village nursery is a ‘class act’, says inspector

The Princess Royal visited the home shortly after the Queen's death.

Care home visited by Princess Anne needs to improve, inspectors say

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Kelso dementia complex receives a clean bill of health from inspectors

St Andrew’s Care Home in Hawick.

Inspectors find improvements at Hawick care home

The after-school club is held at Melrose Primary School.

‘Significant weaknesses’ found at Melrose after-school club

Wheatlands House in Lee Brae, Galashiels.

Galashiels care home hailed simply the best

Galashiels Nursing Home.

Galashiels care home's disappointment after "weak" report

Autism Initiatives office in Ladhope Vale, Galashiels

Galashiels autism support group says it "has addressed" weak service areas

The £1 million fund will enable care homes to access iPads to help care home residents stay connected with friends and relatives. Photo: Steve Buissinne from Pixabay

Funding to help keep elderly connected with loved ones

Resident Mihaly Tetulics enjoys a visit from his son Michael Tetulics and his partner Margaret Ritchie through the new visitor screen.

New screened area allows for long-awaited family reunions at Borders care home

The Borders General Hospital at Melrose.

Borders older people’s services no longer under scrutiny, thanks to improvements

Scottish Borders Council's Newtown headquarters.

Borders council drawing up proposals to axe trouble-hit care firm
Borders council bosses are considering scrapping their trouble-hit arm’s-length care service and bringing it back under direct control.
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Councillor Stuart Marshall at Deanfield Care Home in Hawick.

Hawick care home in line for £1m council handout

Parents Christine Irvine, right, and Judith Currie presenting their petition to Scottish Borders Council in March.

Plea for rethink over rollout of extra childcare hours in Peebles rejected

Langlee Primary School, Galashiels.

Langlee nursery classes '˜challenged' by Scottish Government extra hours pilot

Polly Wolly Doodle manager Paula Preston (centre) and early year assistants Michelle Stewart and Kirsten Canning.

Duns childminder gets top marks from Care Inspectorate

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Care report is ‘very satisfying’

St Andrew's Care Home in Hawick has been given until November 30 to make a series of improvements.

Hawick care home told to make urgent improvements

Eildon Housing Associations sheltered housing service has received an excellent report following a recent inspection by the Care Inspectorate.

Eildon get top marks after inspections

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