Source · Care Inspectorate

Waverley Care Home

Provider Scottish Borders Council Type Care Home Service Location GALASHIELS Last graded 18 Nov 2025

Recorded Key Question grade range: 4 — Good  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
4
Care, play and learning
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Requirements & recommendations

0 requirements · 13 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 October 2025
Recommendation 1

1. To ensure residents receive high-quality, person-centred care, providers should:

Recommendation 2

1. Train staff in meaningful engagement to build confidence and skills for connecting beyond routine tasks.

Recommendation 3

2. Provide daily activities that are varied, stimulating, and tailored to residents’ interests, preferences, and abilities.

Recommendation 4

3. Design activities to support: a. Social connection b. Creativity c. Physical well-being d. Lifelong learning

Recommendation 5

4. Include indoor and outdoor options to ensure accessibility and variety.

Recommendation 6

5. Support staff to actively encourage participation and make activities a core part of each resident’s care experience. This is in order to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state: ‘I experience high quality care and support because pe1. The provider should enhance its approach to gathering and using feedback from residents, relatives, and staff to inform and improve care delivery. This process should be inclusive, accessible, and ongoing ensuring that everyone’s voice contributes to the home's development. To support this, providers should:

Recommendation 7

1. Hold regular meetings with residents, families, and staff

Recommendation 8

2. Offer satisfaction surveys and/or suggestion boxes

Recommendation 9

3. Include all stakeholders, supporting those with communication needs

Recommendation 10

4. Review feedback regularly and identify key themes

Recommendation 11

5. Turn feedback into clear actions / improvements with appropriate timeframes for follow up

Recommendation 12

6. Share updates of improvements made with relevant stakeholders

Recommendation 13

7. Review outcomes of improvements made and what impact these have had. This is in order to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state: ‘I am

Registry facts

Service no: CS2019378046
Provider no: SP2003001976
Ownership: Local Authority
Registered places: 25
Registered: 23 December 2019
Council area: Scottish Borders
Health board: Borders
Integration authority: Scottish Borders
Risk band: MEDIUM