The leader of the largest care home operator in the UK has stated that additional funding within the sector will only partially solve the issues that riddle the sector. The care home sector in the UK comprises of 487,000 beds in 18,000 care homes. The largest provider in the UK has over 450 homes with …
UK’s leading care home company states more money alone won’t solve care home crisis Read More »
A former care home boss has suggested that CQC should look into using camera surveillance in the regulation of the care sector. The covert use of cameras could be used to monitor the behaviour of staff and residents in care and assist CQC with targeting their inspections based on need rather than on a predetermined …
Camera surveillance the next step for CQC regulation? Read More »
The great news coming out of inspections of care services carried out by the Care Quality Commission is that care workers in the vast majority of cases are found to be caring and compassionate. This finding is reflected in the fact that almost two thirds of providers have been rated either outstanding or good by …
Care Talk: No-one is above the law and the law relating to care workers has changed Read More »
In June 2015 (Ridout Report: ‘Inherent weaknesses in CQC’s rating system – will you get caught out?’), we highlighted struggles experienced by Providers initially rated as ‘Requires Improvement’ or ‘Inadequate’ as they tried to increase their overall ratings through subsequent inspections. In this article, we reflect on a potential shift in CQC’s approach. The issue …
Healthcare Business: Challenging ratings – a shift in CQC’s position? Read More »
A little under a year ago on 13 April 2015 the ‘new’ offences of ill treatment or wilful neglect came into force in England and Wales. They were brought in on the back of calls to give a statutory footing to capture both those care workers and organisations guilty of abuse to those in their …
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