All the policies that a care home needs to stay compliant with the current regulations and with the CQC.
{{org_field_logo}} {{org_field_name}} Registration Number: {{org_field_registration_no}} Managing Service Users Living with Diabetes Policy 1. Purpose The purpose of this policy is to set out the arrangements used by {{org_field_name}} to ensure that people living with diabetes receive safe, effective, person-centred and lawful care and treatment. Diabetes care will be based on an assessment of each person’s […]
{{org_field_logo}} {{org_field_name}} Registration Number: {{org_field_registration_no}} Conducting Searches of Residents’ Rooms in Care Homes Policy 1. Purpose This policy sets out the circumstances in which a search of a resident’s room, personal storage space or belongings may be considered and the safeguards that must be followed. A resident’s room is their private living space and must […]
{{org_field_logo}} {{org_field_name}} Registration Number: {{org_field_registration_no}} Death of a Service User Policy 1. Purpose and Scope This policy sets out the procedures and responsibilities to be followed when a service user dies while receiving services from the care home. Its purpose is to ensure that every death is managed lawfully, safely, sensitively and with dignity and […]
{{org_field_logo}} {{org_field_name}} Registration Number: {{org_field_registration_no}} CQC Notifications Policy 1. Purpose This policy sets out how {{org_field_name}} will meet its statutory duties to notify the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of specified changes, events and incidents relating to its regulated activities. The principal notification requirements relevant to this policy arise under the Health and Social Care Act […]
{{org_field_logo}} {{org_field_name}} Registration Number: {{org_field_registration_no}} Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Policy 1. Purpose This policy sets out the arrangements used by {{org_field_name}} to prevent or adequately control exposure to substances hazardous to health and to protect people who use the service, employees, contractors, visitors and others who may be affected by the activities […]
{{org_field_logo}} {{org_field_name}} Registration Number: {{org_field_registration_no}} Service User Agreements and Termination Policy 1. Purpose This policy sets out the arrangements used by {{org_field_name}} for providing clear and lawful Service User Agreements and for managing the ending or termination of those agreements. It is intended to ensure that people receiving care and support understand the services to […]
{{org_field_logo}} {{org_field_name}} Registration Number: {{org_field_registration_no}} Clostridium Difficile (C. diff) Infection Prevention and Control Policy 1. Purpose This policy sets out the arrangements at {{org_field_name}} for preventing, identifying, assessing and managing suspected or confirmed Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection and for preventing transmission to other people. The policy supports compliance with the Health and Social Care […]
{{org_field_logo}} {{org_field_name}} Registration Number: {{org_field_registration_no}} Positive Behaviour Support and Managing Aggression Policy 1. Purpose and Scope This policy outlines our approach to promoting positive behavior and safely managing aggression in our care home. It applies to all staff, volunteers, and caregivers supporting adult service users (including older adults with dementia) in our CQC-registered facility. Our […]
{{org_field_logo}} {{org_field_name}} Registration Number: {{org_field_registration_no}} Use of CCTV and Surveillance in Care Homes Policy 1. Purpose This policy sets out how {{org_field_name}} will lawfully, fairly, transparently and proportionately use Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV), video surveillance, audio-enabled surveillance and other monitoring technologies within the care home. Surveillance will only be used for a specified, legitimate and documented […]
{{org_field_logo}} {{org_field_name}} Registration Number: {{org_field_registration_no}} Catheter Care Policy 1. Purpose This policy ensures that catheter care at {{org_field_name}} is managed safely, effectively, and in compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards, the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, NICE Guidelines, and Infection Prevention and Control Regulations. Catheter care must be delivered in a […]
