Privacy and dignity are a human right, yet 73% of care homes were rated inadequate in this area and are not protecting these values of those in their care to a high enough standard, reports Helen Fuller, Managing Director at
To help providers of health and social care services learn from the experience of responding to coronavirus (COVID-19) around the country, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is carrying out rapid reviews of how providers are working collaboratively in local areas.
Staff and residents in care homes for over 65s and those with dementia will receive regular coronavirus tests from next week as part of a new social care testing strategy. Care home staff to be given coronavirus tests every week
This FREE monthly complaints tracker & analysis template enables you to keep a monthly log of any complaints and evidence that you have responded in an appropriate and timely way. Regulation 16: Receiving and acting on complaints Health and Social
Hazel Phillips has provided some thought provoking insight into balancing the risk of care homes opening up to visitors again... With many care homes starting to think about opening up to visitors again, it is important that operators strike the
10,000 residents and staff across over 100 care homes will be given coronavirus tests as part of a new surveillance study. Research will give detailed picture of coronavirus infection in care homes in England and mean care homes can react
Good Governance Bundle (30 items) Trackers, Documents, Audits, Accesible Information Docs & Key Policies. This huge bundle of documents (30 items included), toolkits, trackers, audits and checklists will support in your governance processes. In developing the governance bundle we really
DoLs Checklist This checklist is to be used as a guidance tool only. It can be used by those professionals involved in care planning, admissions and reviews. Any deprivation of liberty occurring or likely to occur in a hospital or
