6 June 2013
Members of the public are invited to meet their local CQC inspector to talk about the quality of care and to find out what to look out for when choosing a care home, as part of National Care Home Open day on Friday 21 June 2013.
Supported by care home sector representatives, homes across the country will open their doors to the public for the day. CQC inspectors will also be available to talk to visitors in a number of the homes.
Chief Executive David Behan said: “Our job is to inspect care homes to make sure they are providing safe, compassionate, high quality care. This is a good opportunity for us to meet the public and listen to what they have to say. We also want to explain more about what we do and the care people have a right to expect.”
CQC monitors and inspects over 18,000 care homes across England. The Commission will start public consultation on its new fundamental levels of care – the bar below which services must not fall when they are inspected - in June this year.
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Nearly 100 inspectors will be in care homes across England. For more details, visit National Care Home Open Day.
For media enquiries call the CQC press office on 0207 448 9401 during office hours or out of hours on 07917 232 143.
For general enquiries call 03000 616161.
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About the Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England.
We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and we encourage care services to improve.
We monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety and we publish what we find to help people choose care.
Find out more
Visit National Care Home Open Day to find out more information about the day and how you can get involved.