6 in 10 Home Care Providers Have Outdated or No Ratings: Report

An analysis by the Homecare Association has found that six out of 10 home care providers have either significantly outdated ratings or have not been rated at all by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). As of June, more than one-third (37 percent) of home care providers had last been rated by the CQC between four and eight years ago and nearly a quarter (23 percent) do not have ratings, the Homecare Association’s report published on Friday says. The organisation, which has around 2,200 members providing domiciliary care around the UK, said that insufficient inspections are putting the quality and safety of those receiving care at risk, as well as damaging public confidence in the sector....