In this video Kamal Chauhan discusses the key considerations for safely operating your care home after lockdown.
In addition to following guidance from government, key recommendations include:
- Ensuring patient safety – document efforts to obtain PPE, and any decisions around using it
- Record keeping and paperwork is paramount – documentary evidence is key to inspections
- Update policies and procedures on new ways of working
- Be inspection ready.
You may also like to read our article on preparing for post-pandemic CQC inspections.