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What Is a Residential Care Home? Definition, CQC Registration and What Providers Must Provide The provider’s view of the definition: what a residential care home is, how CQC treats it in law, and where it sits next to nursing homes, supported living and home care. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 7 min read Glossary ✍️ … Read more

Controlled Drugs in Care Homes: Storage, Registers, Administration and Disposal A practical guide for registered managers and senior carers, built on CQC’s own controlled drugs guidance: what to store, record, witness, dispose of and report. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 9 min read Glossary ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ Checked against CQC guidance 17 October 2026 … Read more

What Is a MAR Chart? Medication Administration Records for Care Homes and Home Care A plain-English guide for registered managers and care staff: what a MAR chart must contain, how to complete it, how long to keep it, and how to audit it. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 8 min read Glossary ✍️ CQCLogic Team … Read more

Governance and Assurance Officer or Coordinator in Care: Role, Duties and Job Description for Care Homes and Home Care A practical guide for registered managers and providers: what the role covers, how it differs across care homes and home care, what to look for, and a job description you can use. 📅 Published October 2026 … Read more

What Does a Quality and Compliance Manager Do? A Week and Month in Care Homes and Home Care A practical guide for providers and aspiring managers: the real rhythm of the role across care homes and home care branches, what it pays, and how to measure whether it is working. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 … Read more

Quality and Compliance for Home Care Agencies: What a Lead Should Check Every Month In home care the care happens out of sight, so the evidence has to be built deliberately. A practical monthly checklist for the quality and compliance lead, registered manager or coordinator. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 9 min read Practical guide … Read more

Governance vs Assurance in Care: What Is the Difference and Who Does What? Two words used together in job titles and CQC conversations, often confused. Here is the practical difference, with a worked example and a template for care homes and home care providers. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 8 min read Explainer ✍️ CQCLogic … Read more

Culturally Appropriate Care: What CQC Expects and How to Evidence It Culturally appropriate care means being alert and responsive to people’s cultural identity and heritage. Here is how CQC frames it and how to show it in your service. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 8 min read Practical guide ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ Checked against … Read more

CQC’s Human Rights Approach: What Rights-Respecting Care Looks Like in Practice CQC says care that does not respect human rights is neither safe nor high quality. Here is what that means for your service and how to evidence rights-respecting care. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 8 min read Explainer ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ Checked against … Read more

Learning From Safety Incidents: Lessons From CQC Cases for Care Homes CQC publishes short case studies of real incidents and prosecutions so others can avoid them. Here are the lessons and a practical checklist to apply them in your service. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 9 min read Practical guide ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ Checked … Read more