ACCREDITED BY UKAS SINCE 2016
Care Inspections UK (CIUK) provides independent, evidence-based inspections for care service operators, owners, investors, and insurers.
We work with adult care homes, including nursing, personal care, dementia, mental health, learning disabilities and brain injury. We also work with supported living and domiciliary care services.
Our methodology replaces subjective judgement with objective analysis and verifiable evidence, delivering clear, defensible findings and targeted action plans designed to improve regulatory ratings and reduce risk.
CIUK goes beyond inspection. Through our Professional Support Programme, we work alongside services before and after inspection to implement change, strengthen governance, and improve both care quality and commercial performance.
Engagement models are flexible, from single inspections to structured inspection programmes to subscription-based support, enabling organisations to align assurance activity with strategic and operational priorities.
Our Guarantee
We do more than inspect – we deliver measurable improvement.
Where our methodology is fully engaged, we expect to see improved outcomes across CQC, CIW, and CIS frameworks.
Care Inspections UK will:
- Deliver a detailed, evidence-based inspection report with clear, defensible findings
- Identify regulatory, operational, and commercial risks with precision
- Provide a prioritised, outcome-focused action plan aligned to regulatory requirements
- Work alongside your team through our Professional Support Programme to implement improvements
- Enable sustained, continuous improvement, not short-term compliance fixes
This is not a mock inspection. It is a forensic assessment combined with professional support, designed to improve ratings, reduce risk, and strengthen performance.
An Inspection You Can Trust
CIUK is a UKAS-accredited, independent inspection body that operates in accordance with defined standards of competence, consistency, and impartiality.
We inspect and issue reports and certificates in line with regulatory frameworks across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, supported by recognised standards including BS 8606:2019 (Adult Residential Care).
Our approach is forward-looking. CIUK is preparing to undertake inspections in accordance with the forthcoming International Standard for Residential Care and Care at Home (ISO 25557:2026), positioning us at the forefront of standardised, evidence-based inspection.
CIUK will be the only organisation applying this level of structured, comprehensive standardisation, enabling deeper insight into care quality, operational performance, and governance.
As a UKAS-accredited inspection body, CIUK is subject to ongoing independent assessment of its competence, methodologies, and impartiality, providing assurance that our findings are robust, defensible, and reliable.
Testimonial
“We have found CiUK to be an invaluable partner in supporting our mental health care homes. Their team is consistently professional, highly knowledgeable, and completely reliable. Their expertise ensures our services remain fully compliant with all CQC requirements, giving us confidence and reassurance at every stage.
Beyond inspections, CiUK has provided exceptional training for our managers, along with ongoing guidance and support between inspections. They feel like part of our team while always maintaining the highest level of professionalism and impartiality. Quite simply, we would not manage without them”.
JM (Care Home Operator – Norfolk).