News Archive
Archive of: May, 2016
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CQC Inspections Reveal Care Home Improvement
27 May 2016
Following re-inspection, nearly three quarters of care homes that the CQC originally rated Inadequate have improved their ratings. This means over 12,000 people across England are experiencing better and safer care from these services
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Care Quality Commission publishes report into people’s involvement in their care
23 May 2016
The CQC have published a new report, ‘Better Care In My Hands’, which looks at how people are being involved in their own care.
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'A different ending': CQC review looking at end of life care is published
11 May 2016
People from certain groups in society sometimes experience poorer quality care at the end of their lives because providers do not always understand or fully consider their needs, according to A different ending: Addressing inequalities in end of life care”, a new review that the CQC have published today.
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CQC publishes business plan for 2016/17
11 May 2016
Following formal approval from our Board of executive and non-executive directors last week, CQC have published their business plan for April 2016 to March 2017 which sets out the first phase of their five-year strategy for health and adult social care regulation in England.
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CQC fee increase explanation
06 May 2016
The Care Quality Commission has published a blog 'Rock and a hard place' by Chief Inspector (Adult Social Care) Andrea Sutcliffe explaining the fee increases that providers have had to bear from April 2016, how the decision was made, and future strategy
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Is private equity really fit to run care homes?
04 May 2016
Operators hope extra money from council tax will ease pressure caused by falling fees and rising staff costs
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Care Home Open Day 2016
04 May 2016
Care Homes Taking Centre Stage with the National Care Homes Open Day 17th June 2016