Improvements noted at Maybole care home but activities provision remains an 'issue,' report notes

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A nursing home that was previously subject to a formal improvement notice by the Care Inspectorate has been placed under the microscope again. ‌

Ayrshire Live told in January how the Care Inspectorate was dissatisfied with progress at Fairknowe House on Cargill Road, Maybole. ‌

The care scrutiny body previously warned how the operator’s registration was at risk unless improvements were made. ‌

However, following a fresh follow-up inspection, which took place over four days in September, improvements are being made at the nursing home.

The home has now been graded ‘adequate’ across four quality indicators and ‘good’ across one other.

Among the key messages, people living at Fairknowe experienced “warm, respectful care” from staff who were consistently described as