Hi,
Perhaps I'm being very thick but I am having trouble finding the answers to my questions on the Internet.
My query is about elderly long stay continuing care wards being run within the NHS system.
OK ..... if I was looking for information about an ordinary care home or nursing home, I'd look at the Care Quality Commission website and look at their inspection reports. Yes, I know following the Gerry Robinson's TV programme, I was left wondering exactly how effective their inspection process is! However, it's a start! And it gives you some 'yard-stick'.
Also .... it provides the security (real or not?) that a home is being inspected regularly by an independent body.
So .... my query .... is the same thing done for elderly long stay continuing care wards in the NHS? Who is responsible for standards there? How can I access any reports that might be produced? Are they supposed to operate under the same framework as ordinary care and nursing homes? Think that will do for starters!
Any information gratefully received!
Elaine
Perhaps I'm being very thick but I am having trouble finding the answers to my questions on the Internet.
My query is about elderly long stay continuing care wards being run within the NHS system.
OK ..... if I was looking for information about an ordinary care home or nursing home, I'd look at the Care Quality Commission website and look at their inspection reports. Yes, I know following the Gerry Robinson's TV programme, I was left wondering exactly how effective their inspection process is! However, it's a start! And it gives you some 'yard-stick'.
Also .... it provides the security (real or not?) that a home is being inspected regularly by an independent body.
So .... my query .... is the same thing done for elderly long stay continuing care wards in the NHS? Who is responsible for standards there? How can I access any reports that might be produced? Are they supposed to operate under the same framework as ordinary care and nursing homes? Think that will do for starters!
Any information gratefully received!
Elaine