Changes never end within the social care sector. When change happens with regulators, the care providers need to be extra vigilant. Some care business fails as they are not agile enough to make improvements as required. For example, remember how many care homes failed when the new inspection approach with KLOE was implemented in 2014. […]
On the 1st of July 2020, one of West Sussex’s leading care homes, The Shelley, was passed on to new owners. The Shelley in Worthing is one of only a handful of care homes in the country which has not only received two ‘Outstanding’ ratings from CQC but latterly received outstanding in all five categories. […]
If I ask you what improvements you have made in your care home last year, how are you going to impress me? Health care is never static; each person we are caring for is somehow contributing to improving the system and process of how we are delivering care. As someone said, “Being stagnant is the […]
The preparation for a CQC inspection starts from the day after the last inspection. Quality assurance in a care home should be an ongoing and robust process. You should never take your eye off the ball. A care home in Nottingham deteriorated their rating from Outstanding to Inadequate in one year time. The most common […]
Safe use of bed rails in care homes
How do we care for our teeth? We brush our teeth, twice a day. (Sometimes even more after having a spicy curry) Use mouth fresheners and visit a dentist at least once in a year. Why should it be different for our residents? Dementia is not a reason for not visiting the dentist or not having […]
WHORLTON HALL – I always try my best writing about Outstanding care, but I cannot sit here just pretending I have not seen this. Whorlton Hall hospital near Bernard Castle in the county of Durham has been filmed by BBC panorama evidencing abusive and disgusting care. Cygnet (OE) Ltd owns Whorton Hall hospital care for […]
Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator has introduced the new system of inspection for care homes in October 2014. Under the new inspection regime, care homes will be inspected on five domains – Safety, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. The new guidelines and criteria are focusing on a holistic approach to the style of inspection. […]
Tips to choose a care home
An off-license story Mr Sharma wanted to start an off-licence shop in his town. He leased a property, got a license from his town council and started selling different goods. Sharma was selling a bit of everything from grocery to alcohol to meet the needs of different customers. He employed an assistant to help him […]