Meet Compliance Regulations and Ensure Residents’ Safety
Care homes are subject to strict compliance regulations. This is to ensure consistently high standards of service and safety for this vulnerable sector of the population. Safety and wellbeing of residents are paramount for all care providers.
In busy care homes, thorough compliance processes can be resource- and administration-intensive. However, the risk of human error can have dire consequences. In the worst case, it can lead to injury, illness, or even fatalities. In turn, this can result in criminal proceedings, business disruption or closure, and very poor public perception.
The Care Quality Commission and Care Homes Compliance
Standardised practice regulations and oversight are provided by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC conducts inspections and ranks facilities. Non-compliance can result in fines and prosecutions, criminal convictions, revocation of CQC registration, and cancellation of the right to offer care.
CQC inspections centre around five areas: ensuring that care is safe, responsive, well-led, capable, and effective. Additionally, their fundamental standards include 16 areas. For our purposes, these include resident safety, person-centred care, and the good maintenance of premises and equipment.
Our Facilities Maintenance Solutions Are Geared For Care Homes Compliance and Safety
Compliance for Care
Outsourcing compliance to professionals is the best way to guarantee that your care home adheres to the latest in evolving regulations. At Voltix Services, our directly employed engineers have been DBS checked, are well-versed in the various statutory requirements, and have the skills and expertise to manage all maintenance elements.
Turn to Technology
We also utilise IoT sensors to provide data insights on key areas. These digital technologies optimise maintenance, alert engineers to unusual trends and changes, and are powerful tools for safety and compliance. They also increase the ability of care home operators to offer responsive, person-centred care to ensure the health, safety, wellbeing, and comfort of their residents.
Full Control Over Your Compliance and Certifications
Care home owners and managers remain in control of their compliance. By accessing their dashboard through the client portal, they enjoy full transparency on their maintenance and compliance, job status, and certifications for simplified reporting.
Sensors for Care Home Safety
From good governance to innovative safety solutions, IoT sensors have broad applicability in care home environments – for compliance and beyond.
Some examples include:
- Fire safety
- Security and access control
- Carbon monoxide and air quality monitoring
- HVAC and boiler maintenance, water heating systems
- Legionella monitoring and water quality
Contact Voltix Services for Comprehensive Care Home Compliance Solutions
Our team is on-hand to discuss your needs and to build a compliance strategy. Contact Voltix Services today for tailored care home maintenance and compliance services.
Hear From One of Our Care Homes Clients
“Voltix Services first introduced smart monitoring devices on some of our more problematic properties some time ago. Doing this allowed Voltix Services to be proactive in responding to breakdowns as they knew there was a problem before the tenants had realised. This often meant the problems were resolved before they had even been noticed.
The data collected from the monitoring device has also been instrumental in identifying the root cause of the issues to the point where breakdowns have been reduced to the point that these properties are no longer considered problematic.
Having the actual data to hand has been useful for us as we can use it to demonstrate to our clients that we have made improvements. The numbers speak for themselves.
We would consider Voltix Services our partner in providing our client with well thought out practical IoT solutions that add a lot of value.”