It is inevitable that when CQC resumes inspections, after easing of lockdown rules, they are likely to focus on infection prevention and control and in particular the Department of Health Code of Practice and the Health and Social Care Act 2008. IPC Preparation (Infection Prevention Control) will be essential to ensure your care home maintains or improves your CQC rating.…
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Following my last blog on the difference between training, learning and competence I thought I would write about staff development. As a manager, I would want all of my staff to know as much or more than I do. Why wouldn’t you want all of your staff to be able to perform to a higher…
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So, is it just about delivering the right range of training courses at the right intervals? No CQC Regulation 18 is ‘Make sure that providers deploy enough suitably competent and experienced staff. What does that mean in practice? Having a staff team at all levels that understand how to use their training in practice when…
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The following news article appeared on the CQC website on the 17 June ‘‘Regulation during COVID-19 why raising concerns about care is more important than ever” The main focus of the article was the increase in staff contacting CQC with concerns and how it is important to encourage staff to speak up. At the start…
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Keeping in touch with relatives of residents in care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic? What methods have you come up with to stay in close contact with relatives during COVID 19? Phone calls, emails, face time? Last week the Relatives and Resident Association and the National Care Forum released a joint statement setting out shared…
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If you work with people living with dementia, you will be aware that as their condition deteriorates, they can walk with purpose around the home. Did you know that ‘Missing People’ charity reports that 4 in every 10 people with dementia will go missing at some point?
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Activity ideas that can keep people with dementia occupied and socially distanced during COVID-19.
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Kima Sutherland-Dee expresses her thoughts on whether the new CQC Emergency Support Framework (ESF) will be an open conversation or a judgement.
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To help care home providers and managers to understand CQC’s new Emergency Support Framework, we are running a webinar and launching a Power Hour service.
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Advice on COVID-19 infection control for care homes, including best practices for the use of PPE.
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