The Care Quality Commission (CQC) plays a crucial role in regulating health and social care services across England, ensuring that care homes deliver high standards of care. In recent years, the CQC has intensified its enforcement actions against care homes that fail to meet these standards. This blog explores the implications of these enforcement actions…
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the UK’s foremost regulatory body ensuring that care homes maintain high standards of care. Through rigorous inspections and subsequent ratings, the CQC holds care homes accountable, providing transparency and trust for residents, families, and the public. However, the time it takes for the CQC to reassess care homes, particularly…
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England, tasked with ensuring that care homes, hospitals, and other care providers meet essential standards of quality and safety. However, recent developments have cast a shadow over the CQC’s effectiveness, raising serious concerns about its ability to fulfil its mandate.…
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Fulcrum Care, a leading provider of innovative consultancy solutions to the care sector, has announced the statement appointments of Becky Garnett-Buchma as Managing Director and Kelly Brosnan as Commercial Director. With their experience in frontline care and banking respectively, and proven track records of success, Becky and Kelly are expected to play integral roles in…
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Introducing our new interview series, Pivotal People, to share care sector insights that are shaping the future of the industry.
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At Fulcrum, we’re driven by our passion to empower care providers to achieve excellence in care. We understand the challenges and demands that care professionals and management teams face daily. So, to further support them, we’re delighted to introduce our innovative new Chatbot function. Read on to find out how our Chatbot can benefit you:…
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For the care sector, the first three months of 2023 have been dominated by funding news – with the government both allocating new funds and withdrawing some promised support, with implications for care home providers, investors and managers, the NHS, local councils and the elderly. The topic has come under the scrutiny of both politicians…
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Monitoring the ups, downs and regional developments of care homes across the country is a valuable resource for care home investors, directors and providers. Tracking quarterly shifts in care performance nationally can reveal key indicators of where new trends are emerging, how the competition is faring and where new investment may be needed to promote…
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There are refreshingly bullish predictions about the care sector coming from some of the key financial and property analysts – alongside some encouraging financial announcements from providers. Our investment news round up will bring you up to speed with who’s buying, who’s selling, who’s expanding and who’s ready to cut the red ribbon on a…
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There are refreshingly bullish predictions about the care sector coming from some of the key financial and property analysts – alongside some encouraging financial announcements from providers. Our investment news round up will bring you up to speed with who’s buying, who’s selling, who’s expanding and who’s ready to cut the red ribbon on a…
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