Are your local authority fees reflective of the true cost of care? “Compelling local authorities to pay proper residential care fees, including increases in fees, has been a top priority for care providers. Local Authorities are legally obliged to pay the proper cost of a viable service. Failure to establish credible evidence of proper costs …
The CQC can take criminal enforcement action against providers, which enables them to prosecute, issue fixed penalty notices, or give simple cautions to both individuals and organisations.
Care providers are in desperate need of relief from both the government and the CQC. As the UK reopens the care industry is seeing an alarming shortage in care-workers and increased costs of service due to lack of funding. They key challenge providers will face is their ability to meet the industry standards with such …
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