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Cloda is so easy to use. Our team can ask Cloda any question on our policies and procedures, and she instantly provides the information they need. This is hugely beneficial, saving staff time which can be redirected to caring for our residents.
We are excited to introduce Cloda across our sites. Cloda will be a valuable tool, giving staff instant access to information on our policies and procedures. It was such a straightforward and stress free implementation. Thanks to the great team from HCI and for their support. Looking forward to our journey with Cloda.
FAQ: Care Home Software for UK Providers
What is care home software and how can it help my care home?
Care home software helps you run a safer, more compliant service by giving your team quick access to the information they need — including policies and procedures, best practice guidance, and audit-ready documentation.
For care home owners, the biggest benefits are reduced compliance risk, stronger governance, and fewer incidents caused by staff not following the correct process.
How does Cloda help care homes stay compliant with CQC requirements?
Cloda supports care homes to stay inspection-ready by making it easy for staff to access the right policy or procedure at the point of care.
Instead of searching through folders, outdated binders, or long PDFs, your team can just ask Cloda and get an instant answer — helping you maintain safer practice and demonstrate better control of compliance across the home.
Robust oversight tools are also available to track policy review dates, acknowledgements, and quiz completions, providing a comprehensive audit trail for CQC inspections and ensuring continuous regulatory alignment.
Can Cloda help me prepare for a CQC inspection?
Yes. Cloda is designed to support inspection readiness by improving visibility and consistency in how policies are followed.
Care home owners often use Cloda to:
- Reduce gaps in policy awareness across shifts.
- Ensure staff are working from the most up-to-date procedures.
- Distribute comprehension quizzes to support understanding of procedures.
- Show clearer oversight of compliance and safety processes.
- Strengthen confidence that your home is always “audit ready”, not just “audit stressed”
How can Cloda help improve my care home’s CQC rating?
Cloda helps care homes improve their CQC rating by strengthening the systems and behaviours that inspectors look for every day — including safe practice, governance oversight, and staff knowledge of policies and procedures.
By giving staff instant access to the right guidance at the point of care, Cloda supports more consistent, compliant decision-making across shifts. For managers and providers, Cloda also helps demonstrate stronger oversight through tools like policy access tracking, acknowledgements, version control, and audit-ready reporting.
This can support better outcomes across key CQC expectations such as:
- Safe: staff follow correct procedures during incidents and high-risk situations.
- Well-led: stronger governance, accountability and quality assurance.
- Effective: clearer standards and consistent practice across the team.
Cloda helps you move from “policies on paper” to “policies in practice” — which is a key driver of stronger CQC inspection ratings.
What makes Cloda different from other Care Home Compliance Software?
Many care homes store policies in traditional policy management systems, shared drives or printed folders — but the real issue is access and usage, not storage.
When the CQC inspections your care home, they don’t just want to see policies in place. They want to know those policies are understood, used, and embedded into daily care.
Cloda helps because:
- Staff don’t need to “search”, they can ask
- You reduce the risk of staff using outdated information
- Support is available instantly, even during busy shifts
- Comprehension quizzes improve understanding of procedures and build evidence of compliance
- You improve consistency across the team (including agency staff)
This helps owners feel confident policies aren’t just written — they’re actually understood and followed.
How does Cloda improve safety for residents?
Cloda improves resident safety by helping staff respond correctly in high-risk situations such as:
- Falls and injury response
- Safeguarding concerns
- Medicines handling and reporting
- Missing persons / absconding
- Infection prevention and control
When staff can access the right procedure instantly, you reduce delays, inconsistency, and guesswork — improving safer outcomes and reducing avoidable incidents.
Can Cloda support staff with different languages or literacy levels?
Yes. Cloda supports multilingual responses to policy queries, helping care homes improve understanding and consistency across diverse teams.
That’s especially useful for providers managing multiple staff groups, new starters, or agency staff — ensuring everyone understands what to do, without relying on long, complex documents.
How does Cloda ensure information is accurate?
Cloda pulls responses directly from your approved, active policies and procedures. Its intelligent analysis ensures that the answers are both relevant and compliant with your care home’s processes.
How can Cloda improve oversight of our care home policies and procedures?
Our policy management software, The Library enhances oversight by offering detailed compliance analytics across all your care home policies and procedures.
Managers can monitor policy review timelines, acknowledgement rates, and document status segmented by department, document type, or regulation. This granularity ensures efficient inspection preparation and supports governance by identifying compliance gaps early. By centralising documentation and automating reporting, The Library empowers proactive quality and risk management across the organisation.
Can Cloda alert us when policies and procedures need reviewing?
Yes, our care home software provides proactive alerts for policies nearing their review deadline, specifically those due within the next 90 days or already overdue. This ensures that nothing falls through the cracks and helps you maintain continuous compliance with CQC standards. These automated notifications empower management to stay ahead of regulatory requirements, reduce last-minute document updates, and foster a culture of ongoing quality improvement.
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