Decision details

Annual Quality Monitoring Report: Care Homes, Supported Living Schemes and Extra Care Housing

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Adult Care and Health

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

That that the Central Placement Team only make new placements with providers with a CQC rating of “Good” or above where possible.

Reasons for the decision:

Following discussion at the Care Services PDS Committee on 14th November 2017, the Portfolio Holder for Care Services agreed a recommendation that new Domiciliary Care packages should only be placed with providers rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission.  It is proposed that the same policy now be applied to new placements in care homes, which is expected to help incentivise providers to improve their Care Quality Commission rating.

 

The majority of care homes across the Borough are rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding with 15 providers receiving an overall rating of ‘Requires Improvement’ for which improvement plans are in place.  There are no providers rated as ‘Inadequate’. 

 

Publication date: 17/01/2018

Date of decision: 17/01/2018

Effective from: 25/01/2018

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