The policy-to-practice gap in care homes: What recent CQC reports are telling us
Recent inadequate CQC reports show that many care homes did not fail because they lacked policies, but because they failed to implement their own processes consistently in practice. Common gaps included safeguarding, risk management, recruitment, IPC, care planning, and governance. The findings highlight the need for staff to access, understand, and apply procedures reliably, supported by stronger oversight and tools like Cloda.
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