Despite their quaint façades, modern care home environments are under consistent pressure to secure the safety and care of vulnerable residents and staff. Between funding constraints, staff retention and the reverberations of COVID-19, the UK’s 17,000 care homes and their 400,000 residents face several challenges to provide safe and comfortable settings for occupants.
Where the safety and care of residents is concerned, external regulation from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is designed to preserve fundamental standards of quality and safety. As an independent regulator, the CQC regularly monitors and inspects all health and social care organisations awarding tiered service ratings for institutes post-inspection.
