Regulated and Non-Regulated Service

1. Regulated and Non-Regulated Service

2. Consider Starting Your Own Care Company This post will explain the key differences between regulated and non-regulated care, as well as how Care Agency Media can assist you in starting a care agency. The Care Quality Commission, or CQC, monitors care services in England by conducting regular inspections that cover the core quality and safety standards. If you plan to provide domiciliary (home) care, you must register with the CQC. This is because domiciliary care is a regulated activity. CQC inspections can be the most stressful aspect of working in care, especially for new organisations.

3. Fortunately, Care Agency Media's Domiciliary Care Business Planoffers advice and help throughout the registration, pre-inspection, and post-inspection processes of the Care Quality Commission. This helps alleviate the additional worry of dealing with the CQC on your own and allows you to focus on your passion: setting up a successful care agency. The Difference When comparing care providers only on price, you may ignore the crucial difference between regulated and unregulated care. Although the CQC supervises and monitors firms that provide person-centered care such as bathing, continence care, clothing, and so on, they do not regulate companies that do light household activities. This includes the following: • Shopping • Household tasks • Companionship • Cleaning

4. The Risk As non-regulated caregivers have no regulating authority to answer to, they do not have the checks and balances in place to ensure the people they care for are safe from harm, abuse, and neglect. In order to be regulated, "providers must provide sufficient numbers of appropriately qualified, competent, skilled, and experienced staff to meet the requirements of the people using the service at all times," according to the Health & Social Care Act 2008. We provide recruiting, business operations, administration, regulations, and compliance training at Care Agency Media. This ensures that you and your staff follow best practices from the start and reduces the chance of service users being mistreated. Peace of Mind By contrast, regulated providers, go through frequent inspections to ensure that the support they provide is always person-centered and focused on the well-being of the people in their care. These inspections take place on a regular basis, and the provider is required by law to display their most recent rating on their website and office premises.

5. Every provider must have a Registered Manager who ensures that CQC standards are met, as well as a Nominated Individual who communicates with the CQC and is the initial point of contact. Because both positions require knowledge of CQC rules and regulations, the Registered Manager and Nominated Individual are frequently performed by the same individual. Without this management system, there is no one to ensure that the caregiver is executing their job correctly. Care Agency Media offers Registered Manager Awareness training to ensure your Registered Manager understands their responsibilities and meets CQC standards, providing you peace of mind. The CQC published a report in 2017 that found that while most providers were rated as 'good' or 'outstanding' in terms of care support, there were some providers who failed in safety, underlining the need for adequate regulation and management. Care Agency Media provides a wide web of third-party contacts for background checks and staff training, which will help you with your safeguarding assessment. Unlike non-regulated firms, our network of care businesses directly employs its caregivers. A non-regulated service will merely introduce the service user to a caregiver, and the service user will be responsible for paying the caregiver and sourcing cover as needed. When it comes to regulated services, it is the obligation of the care agency to handle staffing issues.

6. Get It Right – First Time Each regulated firm will have its own code of conduct, however the CQC has its own quality care basics, which include: • Well-led: Is the care provided under clear leadership? • Responsive: Is the care tailored to the requirements of the service user? • Caring: Is the staff providing care compassionate? • Effective: Is the care addressing the needs of the service user? • Safe: Is the provider responsible for ensuring that the service user is not harmed? Care Agency Media ensures that our care clients have the proper policies and processes set up in advance. We provide all the start-up tools, resources, and support you need to run your own care agency. Saving you time and money by getting it right the first time, without compromising service quality.

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