Inspectors will visit every care service they regulate - potentially around once a year. When a care service receives a poor report, the next visit from the Care Inspectorate will be sooner, whereas a care service that performs really well may not receive another inspection for a longer period. As we said, there are around 14,000 registered care services in Scotland, and the Care Inspectorate carries out around 8,000 inspections each year. Higher-risk services are also inspected more often.