How to Start a Care Agency

Setting up a domiciliary care agency in England? If you plan to offer personal care services, you must register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). This guide will walk you through the essential steps of CQC registration for domiciliary care, […]

All businesses, including those in the social care industry (residential, supported living, domiciliary), should have a robust business plan. This is not just a formality but a strategic tool that can bring numerous benefits. It helps you forecast future cash

Many care providers, both care home and domiciliary (home care), desire to grow their business. In fact, growth is often seen as the key sign of success. Both directors and business leaders are likely to perceive growth as a validation

In domiciliary care, the registered location is the place where care is organised or managed; the regulated activity – in this case, personal care – then takes place elsewhere, in the homes of the service users. If you’re researching how

This week, we continue the series of articles began last week on the standards and regulations that govern CQC registered health and social care providers. Whether you are just starting up a social care business or looking to refresh your

A new year and many people are picking up where they left off. Some, however, are seeking pastures new and taking advantage of opportunities not there before, including that of being your own boss. Setting up in business is a feat in itself. But for those in health and social care, there is the additional hurdle of understanding (and complying with) both the legislative requirements and those of the regulator in England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

This week brings us to the end of our series looking at how to start a care business. If you’ve missed any – or simply want to revisit some – the full series is outlined below. To conclude the series, we’ll take a look at where to find the further information you’re going to need to make your start-up care business a success.

This week brings us to the end of our journey through the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) Five Key Domains, which run through the regulation and assessment of care services and provide the foundation for any home care business. Over the

If you haven’t joined us for a while, we are working through a series of blogs looking at starting your own Home Care Agency. We have so far considered how to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and some of the business fundamentals

This week, we continue our series looking at how to open a Care Agency and consider the third of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) Five Key Domains: providing a caring service. This follows on from the previous two blogs, where we consider the first