Source · Care Inspectorate

Cowan Court Extra Care Housing

Provider Midlothian Council Type Housing Support Service Location Penicuik Last graded 2 Jun 2026

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
Staff team
3
Leadership
3
Care, play and learning

Requirements & recommendations

1 requirement · 1 recommendation

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: 6 May 2026
Requirement 1

1. By 31 August 2026, to ensure staff have the right skills and knowledge to meet people's assessed needs the provider must at a minimum: (a) identify the skills and knowledge needed to support each person's health and wellbeing. (b) ensure all staff have received the necessary training to support people's assessed care and support needs. (c) ensure all staff are competent in the skills and knowledge needed to support people's assessed care and support needs. (d) ensure staffing arrangements across the week are checked so that all people are supported by staff with the right skills and knowledge to promote their wellbeing. This is in order to comply with section 8(1)(1)(a) of the Health and Care (Staffing)(Scotland) act 2019. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and fol

· Deadline: 31 August 2026
Recommendation 1

1. To support positive outcomes for people experiencing care, the management team should use the recently undertaken quality assurance exercise to development an improvement plan. This should focus on those elements that affect the care and support people receive. The improvement plan should follow SMART principles to ensure it is achievable and has a positive impact on people's health and wellbeing. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state: I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes. (HSCS 4.19).

Conditions of registration

As published by the Care Inspectorate

The service will be provided to adults over the age of 50 years who are living in their own home and who have physical and/or mental health support needs.

The support will be provided by 1 staff team.

Registry facts

Service no: CS2012314382
Provider no: SP2003002602
Ownership: Local Authority
Registered: 16 September 2013
Council area: Midlothian
Health board: Lothian
Integration authority: Midlothian
Risk band: MEDIUM