Care Home Policies & Procedures — Complete CQC-Compliant Pack
Running a care home demands comprehensive policies covering safeguarding, medication management, infection prevention, nutrition, mental capacity, and 10 more compliance pillars. MyCareAudit delivers 290+ pre-written, CQC-mapped policies with digital management tools that keep your care home inspection-ready year-round.
Key Benefits
Residential Care Focus
Policies specifically contextualised for residential and nursing home settings, including night-time procedures, communal living, and end-of-life care.
CQC Fundamental Standards
Every policy maps directly to CQC Regulations 4-20A, ensuring no gaps in your fundamental standards coverage.
Medication Management Suite
22 medication policies covering MAR sheets, controlled drugs, covert medication, self-administration, and PRN protocols.
Safeguarding Framework
18 safeguarding policies from adult protection to modern slavery, whistleblowing, and PREVENT duty — all care home contextualised.
Infection Prevention Pack
16 IPC policies including outbreak management, laundry procedures, food hygiene, and environmental decontamination.
Governance & Quality
19 governance policies covering complaints, duty of candour, notifiable incidents, and quality assurance frameworks.
Features
Pillar Navigation
Browse policies by any of the 14 compliance pillars. Each pillar shows policy count, completion status, and next review dates.
Staff Training Link
Connect policies to training records. Track which staff have completed training related to specific policy areas.
Review Scheduling
Automated review reminders ensure policies are updated at least annually or when regulations change.
Inspection Preparation
Generate CQC evidence packs organised by Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs) or Single Assessment Framework domains.
Multi-Home Support
Manage policies across multiple care homes from one dashboard. Set group-wide standards with home-specific appendices.
Regulatory Alerts
Receive notifications when CQC guidance changes, with suggested policy updates mapped to affected documents.
Who Uses This
30-Bed Residential Home
Example: a 30-bed residential home moves from a paper policy folder to MyCareAudit and tracks which staff have read and acknowledged each policy.
Nursing Home Group
Example: a group of three nursing homes uses one policy framework across all sites, so each home works from the same reviewed version before inspection.
Dementia Care Specialist
Example: a dementia-specialist care home uses the mental capacity and person-centred policies as the base for its own practice evidence before a CQC assessment.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are the 290+ policies organised?\u25BE
Policies are grouped by topic across 14 compliance pillars, including safeguarding, medication, infection control, health and safety, governance, person-centred care, staffing, nutrition, mental capacity, complaints, dignity, environment, end of life and data protection. Every document is Version 1.0 with document control, and your organisation details fill in automatically when you download.
Can I add my own policies?\u25BE
Yes. Add custom policies to any pillar, maintaining the same digital management, version control, and audit trail features as the pre-written templates.
How do night staff access policies?\u25BE
MyCareAudit is fully web-based and mobile-responsive. Night staff can access any policy on a tablet or smartphone with their login credentials.
What about CQC Single Assessment Framework?\u25BE
All policies are mapped to both traditional KLOEs and the new Single Assessment Framework quality statements, ensuring readiness for either inspection approach.
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