Source · Care Inspectorate

Montfield Support Services

Provider Shetland Islands Council Type Care Home Service Location Shetland Last graded 21 Aug 2025

Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–4 — Adequate  View on Care Inspectorate

Key Question scores

Six-point scale
Support and wellbeing
4
Care and support planning
4
Setting
4
Staff team
4
Leadership
3
Care, play and learning

Requirements & recommendations

0 requirements · 2 recommendations

Verbatim text from the Care Inspectorate datastore. Requirements cite a specific regulation and deadline; recommendations are good-practice guidance against the Health and Social Care Standards.

Visit: 30 July 2025
Recommendation 1

1. The service provider should ensure that the management team initiates a quality assurance system that identifies areas for improvement. The provider should ensure the management team draw up an improvement plan and ensure the management team has a process in place to review the action taken and improvements made, This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes.' (HSCS 4.19)

Recommendation 2

2. To maintain transparent reporting procedures, the provider should ensure all notifiable events are submitted to the Care Inspectorate timeously. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes' (HSCS 4.19). In line with guidance - records that all registered care services (except childminding) must keep guidance on notification reporting.

Registry facts

Service no: CS2008184266
Provider no: SP2003002063
Ownership: Local Authority
Registered places: 17
Registered: 12 August 2010
Council area: Shetland Islands
Health board: Shetland
Integration authority: Shetland Islands
Risk band: MEDIUM