Legal advice is crucial in running a successful care home, and you can probably think of numerous occasions when you’ve had to run a query by your lawyer to better understand the legal implications of your decisions in the business of your care home. Lawyers are best placed to understand pending legislation and legal processes,…
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The pandemic saw a dramatic rise in the number of inquiries we were receiving from care homes looking for advice and support. Although the COVID-19 situation is much more stable, the demand for our services has not dwindled, as care homes are still looking for a team of dedicated experts in care to advise them.…
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During the pandemic, more care home managers than ever were reaching out to us, trying to make sense of the ever-changing circumstances that we all found ourselves in. If the past two (and a bit) years have shown us anything, it’s that our sector needs to be ready with whatever is thrown our way, to…
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Improving safeguarding in the care homes we work with is central to our ethos, and we’re thrilled to be backing a new initiative that protects vulnerable people in care homes and makes reporting workplace concerns easier. An independent contact point for staff to raise concerns is central to ensuring that care homes across England are…
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In case you missed it, we turned five earlier this year! Ever since, we’ve been on a mission to help care homes achieve their goals, be that reaching a higher CQC rating, provide crisis interim management or just be a sounding board for managers and owners looking to improve the standard of care they provide. It’s such a…
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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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