CQC’s chief inspector of adult social care visits 'best practice' military care home

Andrea Sutcliffe, chief inspector of adult social care for the Care Quality Commission, paid a special visit to the Royal Star & Garter Home, which cares for disabled ex-service men and women.

The home in Surbiton is run by the charity, the Royal Star & Garter Homes, which was set up in 1916 to care for the severely injured young men returning from the battlegrounds of the First World War. It continues to care for ex-military personnel.

Ms Sutcliffe, who attended the home’s Vintage Afternoon Tea, said: “I would like to thank the residents, staff and directors at The Royal Star & Garter Home in Surbiton for making me so welcome. There was a lovely buzz about the place with a lot going on and a real attention to detail in the layout and decoration of the Home. The tea and cake were great too.”

The charity, which prides itself on offering ‘person-centred care’ currently has two care homes in Solihull and Surbiton and is looking to establish a third home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

The Star & Garter became an independent charity in 1922. In 1979 the Queen said that the Home would in future be known as The Royal Star & Garter Home, and on 26 June 1990 the Charity was granted a Royal Charter.