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How to Prepare for a CQC Reassessment Under Returning to Good
Preparing for CQC’s Returning to Good Approach For some adult social care providers, six or seven years may have passed…
CQC Returning to Good: What Adult Social Care Providers Need to Know
Understanding CQC’s Returning to Good Programme CQC is returning to eligible adult social care services with ageing Good ratings to…
When Should a Care Home Owner Bring In External Management Support?
External management support is often associated with care homes already in serious difficulty. In reality, waiting until a service reaches…
Care Home Owner vs Operator: Understanding the Difference
The organisation that owns a care home is not always the organisation responsible for running it. For some services, ownership…
How to Protect the Value of a Care Home Asset
The value of a care home cannot be understood purely through the building. Care homes are operational assets. Their long-term…
What Happens When a Care Home Operator Is Underperforming?
Care home operator underperformance rarely begins with a single event. More often, the position deteriorates through a series of smaller…
Care Home Ownership: Managing Performance, Risk and Long-Term Value
Care home ownership brings together two distinct responsibilities: protecting the long-term value of the asset and ensuring that the service…
How to Evaluate a Care Home Management Partner
Choosing a care home management partner is a significant decision. Whether you are an owner looking for greater operational control,…
Landlord or Owner? Understanding Your Options When a Provider Fails
When a care provider encounters serious operational or financial difficulties, it is easy to assume that the future of the…
When a CQC Rating Is Under Pressure: How Managed Asset Support Can Stabilise the Whole Service
A CQC rating rarely comes under pressure because of one isolated problem. Concerns around care quality may be the most…