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The Care Homes Regulations 2001

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Visits by registered provider

26.—(1) Where the registered provider is an individual, but not in day to day charge of the care home, he shall visit the care home in accordance with this regulation.

(2) Where the registered provider is an organisation or partnership, the care home shall be visited in accordance with this regulation by—

(a)the responsible individual or one of the partners, as the case may be;

(b)another of the directors or other persons responsible for the management of the organisation or partnership; or

(c)an employee of the organisation or the partnership who is not directly concerned with the conduct of the care home.

(3) Visits under paragraph (1) or (2) shall take place at least once a month and shall be unannounced.

(4) The person carrying out the visit shall—

(a)interview, with their consent and in private, such of the service users and their representatives and persons working at the care home as appears necessary in order to form an opinion of the standard of care provided in the care home;

(b)inspect the premises of the care home, its record of events and records of any complaints; and

(c)prepare a written report on the conduct of the care home.

(5) The registered provider shall supply a copy of the report required to be made under paragraph (4)(c) to—

(a)the Commission;

(b)the registered manager; and

(c)in the case of a visit under paragraph (2)—

(i)where the registered provider is an organisation, to each of the directors or other persons responsible for the management of the organisation; and

(ii)where the registered provider is a partnership, to each of the partners.

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