The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011

Facilities in care homes

14.  A provider of a care home service must, having regard to the size of the service, the statement of aims and objectives and the number and needs of service users—

(a) provide sufficient and suitable kitchen equipment, crockery, cutlery and utensils, and adequate facilities for the preparation and storage of food;

(b) provide such other equipment for the general use of service users as is suitable and sufficient having regard to their health and personal care needs;

(c) provide adequate facilities for service users to prepare their own food and ensure that such facilities are fit for use by service users;

(d) ensure that there are provided at appropriate places in the premises from which the service is provided sufficient numbers of lavatories, and of wash-basins, baths and showers fitted with a hot and cold water supply; and

(e) provide a place where the money and valuables of service users may be deposited for safe keeping, and make arrangements for service users to acknowledge deposit and return to them of any money or valuables so deposited, at the request of the service user or the service user’s representative.