CQC News - Care Home Professional

LEGAL VIEW: Are inspection reports fit for purpose?

Business Legal Advice by Lee Peart on April 13, 2021

Ridouts COO and solicitor, Caroline Barker, asks: What should inspection reports look like? What information should they contain? And can they be all things to all people? In January 2019, the CQC introduced a new

How do you help care homes deliver Outstanding care?

Best Practice Business Business Practice Case Studies Compliance Design Equipment Innovation by Lee Peart on April 9, 2021

As part of our May issue celebrating Outstanding care homes, CHP is asking suppliers how they help providers deliver top-rated care.

COVID pressures led to blanket Do Not Attempt CPR orders, CQC finds

Business Compliance Research by Lee Peart on March 18, 2021

A new report from the CQC has found a worrying variation in people’s experiences of ‘Do Not Attempt’ CPR (DNACPR) decisions during the pandemic.

Care home that suffered COVID outbreak told to improve

Care home groups Operators by Lee Peart on March 15, 2021

A Northamptonshire care home that suffered a COVID-19 outbreak has been told to improve by the CQC. Seagrave House in

CQC and Equality and Human Rights Commission publish MoU agreement

Business Compliance by Lee Peart on March 10, 2021

The CQC and Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have agreed to work together to safeguard the wellbeing and rights

People with learning disability and autism more likely to accept lower quality care

Business Compliance by Lee Peart on March 5, 2021

People with a learning disability and autism are more likely to accept a lower standards of care as a result of coronavirus, the CQC has found. More than a quarter (27%) of survey respondents with