Houndswood House Care Home

At our last inspection, we rated this service as requires improvement (published 26 January 2026). There were breaches of regulations in relation to person-centred care, managing risk, staffing and good governance. Improvements were found at this assessment, and the provider was no longer in breach of these regulations.

A review of feedback we had received from external agencies in relation to risks along with information we held about the service was completed. As a result, a decision was made to carry out a responsive inspection of the areas of safe and well led. At our last inspection, safe and well led were rated as requires improvement. At this inspection, both have improved to good. However, as we did not inspect the key questions of effective, caring and responsive, the overall rating of this service remains requires improvement.

The provider had made the decision to close the home prior to our inspection. At the time of our inspection only 7 people remained in the home and there were plans for them to move alternative accommodation.

The service was experiencing issues with their water supply. As a result, action had been taken by external agencies, and they were working with the provider to address this. This had been an ongoing issue since September 2025 and had not been resolved at the time of this report. Part of the reason for our inspection was to review the impact this had on people. People we spoke with were unphased by the need to use bowls for personal care and hair washing and felt the team managed it well. We found people’s personal care needs had been met.