There’s one thing missing, as always fro BBC Scotland, the evidence. Unlike most court cases, any investigation into what might be responsible for the death of staff or residents in care homes should benefit from the Care Inspectorate inspection reports, often completed only months before the deaths. These are objective, criterion-referenced, assessments by experienced practitioners which can shed light on events in a way that prosecutors in most cases can only dream of.
Look at this example:
People experiencing care should have confidence in the organisation and infection control policies and procedures are adhered to ensuring people are not at risk. We found that on some days there was only one member of housekeeping staff on in the morning for all the domestic duties in the whole home and there was no housekeeping staff on in the afternoon and evening. The housekeeping staff arrangements in the home were inadequate to ensure that the measures the service had planned and implemented to address this requirement had been met or were being suitable monitored and addressed.
Where a resident dies from an infection, might, in the light of the above, the manager be guilty? If the manager can prove they were denied the funds to resolve the problem, might the owners be guilty?
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
This is from the Oban Times
“After an unannounced inspection of the coronavirus-ravaged Home Farm Care Home on Skye by the Care Inspectorate raised what have been described as ‘serious concerns’, it was announced tonight (Wednesday) that NHS Highland and home operator, HC-One, have agreed a partnership approach to tackle the on-going outbreak of the virus.”
https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2020/05/13/unannounced-inspection-of-virus-ravaged-skye-care-home-raised-serious-concerns/
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I would simply state
Now that i have fully informed you of the cause in front of witness and in recorded
Writing
Then the highly likely consequences of you failing to act in a appropriate manner will lead to Your insurers declaring your policy
Is null and void
That put them bolt upright and enter into meaningful discussions and proposed actions all for the purpose of ensuring any such catastrophic event could not arise
And all measures undertaken as agreed were approved for action and implemented ASAP
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Channel 4 News tonight devoted almost the entire edition tothe situation regarding care homes in England. They have spent a lot of time on care homes, with many of their reports coming from Ciaran Jenkins their Scotland correspondent who has always put an ‘SG bad’ gloss on his reports. However, as the weeks have passed the programme has been focussing far more intensely on England. The only reference toScotland was that the Skye home was to be investigated, although the phrasing suggested ‘prosecuted’.
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