The Coronavirus crisis has seen changes in the way CQC inspect, with many care homes rated “Inadequate” or “Requires Improvement” being unable to get their ratings changed despite significant improvements…
A large part of our work at Swift Management is working with providers from all areas of the health and social care sector, who find themselves in an enforcement situation…
All too often our team are asked to assist providers across all regulated health care services, because they are experiencing problems with their policies and procedures. It is vital that…
The team at Swift Management Services Limited often find that the term ‘Good Governance’ is misused and misunderstood. There is further confusion caused as local authorities and NHS professionals use…
At the beginning of the Covid-19 Crisis the Care Quality Commission, the English health and social care regulator ceased undertaking all but essential inspections, to maintain the safety of both…
In the current climate of scrutiny of care homes, we are all familiar with the increased focus on the availability of PPE, infection control, staff training, the availability of staff,…
How Prepared are you for Covid As the lockdown eases, the care home industry will be looking forward to returning to normal. Engagement Surveys can help this process in a…
CQC has a framework of inspection based on what is known as “the KLOE’s”. The term KLOE stands for Key Lines of Enquiry. They are based on best practice and…
Many care home providers look to a care consultancy firm when the going gets tough, usually due to the costs involved they leave it to late. With our retained consultant…
As a company built on the expertise of Nurses and Care Professionals, we are all about the people we work with. The care industry until recently has been less than…
