{"id":851,"date":"2021-11-11T13:55:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T13:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmfieldcare.co.uk\/?p=851"},"modified":"2021-11-11T13:55:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T13:55:36","slug":"elmfield-secures-good-in-new-propertys-first-cqc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmfieldcare.co.uk\/news\/elmfield-secures-good-in-new-propertys-first-cqc\/","title":{"rendered":"Elmfield Secures \u2018Good\u2019 in New Property\u2019s First CQC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elmfield Care\u2019s Salisbury residential care home<\/a>, Old Sarum Manor<\/a>, has been awarded \u2018Good\u2019 in its first Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating<\/a> since the property opened in October 2020, in the height of the pandemic. CQC ratings are important, not only for the confidence of the residents, their families and potential residents, but also to all the Team and confirmation of the provision of care at all Elmfield properties and the high standards the Management sets for their care homes.<\/p>\n

One comment from a relative to the CQC stands out, as they told the Inspector, \u201cWe need more homes like this\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

The CQC is England\u2019s independent regulator of health and social care and monitors standards across health care services, such as care homes and hospitals, in-home care, doctors & GPs, dentists, clinics and community services.<\/p>\n

CQC ratings are crucial to the care industry as they are an independent measure of standards across care as a whole. The CQC monitors, inspects and regulates services to ensure that they meet the core standards required. They also publish their findings which acts both as a guide for providers on what they do well and what they could do better, but also to help those choosing care to be able to make an informed opinion.<\/p>\n

The CQC focuses on the fundamental standards of care and state that everyone who is in receipt of care has the right to expect the following:<\/p>\n