Improvement support for care providers

Prepare for CQC inspection and deliver improvements with expert consultancy and training for social care providers.

We can help you assess your current performance, and develop and deliver improvement plans to help your services be safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

Contact us about support

SCIE’s guides and resources have been providing valuable advice to care providers for years. I welcome the development of SCIE’s practical training and consultancy services to support improvement and embed good practice.

Martin Green, Chief Executive, Care England

Support with CQC inspections and ratings

SCIE helps social care providers to prepare for a Care Quality Commission inspection, and to respond to a poor rating.

We work with care providers to develop and deliver their improvement plans – either before or after inspection.

We tailor the support package to each care provider’s requirements. For example:

Our clients

Some of our improvement consultancy clients are outlined below.

Baring Foundation

Care homes and arts

Funded by a grant from the Baring Foundation, SCIE has curated a digital resource to support care home staff to engage residents in a range of arts activities.

View: Arts in care homes
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Friends of the Elderly – National charity and care group

Care provider improvement support
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SCIE completed two projects for Friends of the Elderly:

  • Research into the potential for its care homes to be transformed into community hubs that build on local community resources and assets. Delivered with TLAP.
  • Development and delivery of improvement support, with a focus on safeguarding and the Mental Capacity Act.

HC-One – care home provider

Evaluation of development of nursing assistant

HC-One commissioned SCIE to evaluate its Care Assistant Development Programme (CADP). Based on the findings of the evaluation, SCIE was able to make recommendations to ensure the future success of the programme.

Read the report and recommendations
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