Care team win praise for warmth and trust

A Renfrewshire care service which offers intensive support to young people and young adults has been praised following a recent inspection.

- EMYLIE HOWIE

An inspector from the Care Inspectorate made an unannounced visit over three days in May to Catch Scotland's housing support service in Houston.

Based on a scale of one to six where one is unsatisfactory and six is excellent, it was rated as five - meaning 'very good' - for how well is supports people's wellbeing, for its leadership and for its staff team.

Among its key messages, the report by the inspector said: "Young people enjoyed warm, trusting relationships with adults who supported them."

It added that there was an "organisational focus on growth and development for young people with effective systems in place to ensure that goals and outcomes were aspirational in ways that pushed young people out with their comfort zones."