Room for improvement in adult social care, says CQC
14:11 - 29/11/2010
Room for improvement in adult social ...
A recent report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) acknowledges the significant improvements made in adult social care since 2008, but it also stresses that services need to expand and develop further in order to meet future challenges.
The overview report, compiled using technical data and discussions with sector leaders, is restricted to the regulated adult social care market, including care homes, domiciliary care services and nursing agencies. It analyses capacity, quality and commissioning.
Data shows that 83% of regulated adult social care services were rated as good or excellent this year, compared to just 69% in 2008. The report also states that the number of services have generally increased, although the number of residential care homes has reduced. The number of home care services have increased, meaning that more people are being supported to live in their own homes. Another finding of the report is that councils continue to commission better care homes and domiciliary care services each year.
An increase in the number of adult social care services will be required if the demand forecasted for the future is to be met. The CQC have asserted that the sector requires further development to anticipate future long-term care needs.
Cynthia Bower, Chief Executive of the CQC, said: “We’re greatly encouraged to see the improvement in quality of adult social care and the growth in levels of provision.
“However, we acknowledge there remain pockets of poor practice. Where we have concerns about quality we will not hesitate to act swiftly, using our tougher enforcement powers.
“The pressures of the current economic climate mean it is particularly important for providers and councils to work together to develop local care markets and anticipate future long-term care needs.”
First Response Training offers a wide range of training courses for workers within the adult social care sector. This includes the newly developed FRT Common Induction Programme, which meets and exceeds all of the revised Skills for Care Common Induction Standards 2010.
Julie Crowther, Associate Director of Quality and Curriculum at First Response, says: “For the adult social care sector to continue to improve, develop and grow, proper implementation of the Skills for Care Common Induction Standards and mandatory training is extremely important. The new 8 standards are now relevant to many more roles within social care, helping to raise standards across the sector.
“The FRT Common Induction Programme guides the new member of staff through what they need to achieve, takes away the need for the manager or senior to plan the induction and directs both carer and mentor through the process. It eases the burden of the Common Induction Standards while helping to develop staff to become useful and productive members of your team. As the sector looks to recruit hundreds more workers, the FRT Programme offers a simple solution to the Common Induction Standards.”
For more information on the FRT Common Induction Programme, or any of First Response’s care sector training courses, please call them today on 0800 310 2300.
The overview report, compiled using technical data and discussions with sector leaders, is restricted to the regulated adult social care market, including care homes, domiciliary care services and nursing agencies. It analyses capacity, quality and commissioning.
Data shows that 83% of regulated adult social care services were rated as good or excellent this year, compared to just 69% in 2008. The report also states that the number of services have generally increased, although the number of residential care homes has reduced. The number of home care services have increased, meaning that more people are being supported to live in their own homes. Another finding of the report is that councils continue to commission better care homes and domiciliary care services each year.
An increase in the number of adult social care services will be required if the demand forecasted for the future is to be met. The CQC have asserted that the sector requires further development to anticipate future long-term care needs.
Cynthia Bower, Chief Executive of the CQC, said: “We’re greatly encouraged to see the improvement in quality of adult social care and the growth in levels of provision.
“However, we acknowledge there remain pockets of poor practice. Where we have concerns about quality we will not hesitate to act swiftly, using our tougher enforcement powers.
“The pressures of the current economic climate mean it is particularly important for providers and councils to work together to develop local care markets and anticipate future long-term care needs.”
First Response Training offers a wide range of training courses for workers within the adult social care sector. This includes the newly developed FRT Common Induction Programme, which meets and exceeds all of the revised Skills for Care Common Induction Standards 2010.
Julie Crowther, Associate Director of Quality and Curriculum at First Response, says: “For the adult social care sector to continue to improve, develop and grow, proper implementation of the Skills for Care Common Induction Standards and mandatory training is extremely important. The new 8 standards are now relevant to many more roles within social care, helping to raise standards across the sector.
“The FRT Common Induction Programme guides the new member of staff through what they need to achieve, takes away the need for the manager or senior to plan the induction and directs both carer and mentor through the process. It eases the burden of the Common Induction Standards while helping to develop staff to become useful and productive members of your team. As the sector looks to recruit hundreds more workers, the FRT Programme offers a simple solution to the Common Induction Standards.”
For more information on the FRT Common Induction Programme, or any of First Response’s care sector training courses, please call them today on 0800 310 2300.
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