What do those CQC ratings really tell us?

According to the CQC’s own figures, to date (April 2018) they have given ratings to 17,498 residential care services and 9,039 home care services.  This means that a total of 26,537 adult social care services have been given ratings since the introduction of the ‘new’ inspection regime in 2014.  Of …

How to change a culture

In their latest revision of the Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs) for adult social care last November, the CQC strengthened the ones for ‘well-led’.  This appears to reflect a growing recognition that strong management and leadership is key to providing a high quality and caring service.   Furthermore, KLOE W1 asks …

A perfect storm?

Two stories relating to social care have caught my eye in the last few days.  The first was an article in The Guardian which claims that the imminent crisis in the residential care home sector will dwarf the current problems of the UK steel industry.  The second comes from the …