Open petition: Require annual mandatory unannounced care home inspections

Created by Amber-Rose Delaney
Closes on 13 May 2027

Introduce a law to strengthen legal protections for vulnerable people in care, prevent abuse and neglect, ensure care providers meet clear standards, and require effective action when those standards are not met. I would like for unannounced inspections to become mandatory once every year.

I am calling for a new law to make inspections in nursing homes mandatory every 12 months. The law would introduce this guarantee, regardless of complaints or rating, with additional inspections whenever concerns arise. Vulnerable residents should not have to rely on someone speaking up before their care is independently checked. Currently unannounced inspections are not mandatory and are evidence and risk based. People who are vulnerable e.g. dementia patients can be unable to speak up.

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