Richmond Villages

We are committed to resolving complaints in a speedy, responsive, accessible and user-friendly way. Our procedure is set out below and in a leaflet, which includes a form for registering a complaint.

If you do not wish to contact staff at the Village, please contact one of the Operations Managers instead. Please ask at reception for the name and contact details for the relevant Operations Manager if you wish to complain to them direct rather than to the Village Manager.

We will investigate your complaint and send you our initial response within 20 working days. If we need more time, we will explain why and agree a new deadline with you.

If you are not satisfied with our initial response, please let us know and we will escalate the matter internally to the Operations Director. The Operations Director will acknowledge the escalated complaint within 2 working days. You will then be provided with our final decision in writing as soon as possible, and always within 20 working days, unless we have previously agreed a later deadline with you.

We will cooperate in the same way with an intermediary acting formally on your behalf. We will not treat you any differently if you make a complaint.

We will do everything we can to resolve your complaint. If you are not satisfied with our final decision, you may refer your complaint to the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman (care matters) or the Property Ombudsman (estate agency and property matters).

We will cooperate fully with the relevant Ombudsmen Service during any investigation and comply fully with their final decision, which will be binding on us.

You may also contact the CQC about care. The CQC does not investigate complaints or offer redress but takes them into account in determining its inspection programme.