Single Assessment Framework FAQs

Following our webinar on the Single Assessment Framework we had a number of questions that arose from the home care providers that attended. This short video answers those questions including: REGISTRATION How long is everyone waiting to register a new care manager for a new business registration? How many registrations do you need as a provider on the new CQC portal. Do you need one for the service and one for the registered manager? ASSESSMENT I am having an assessment in the new framework, what can I expect? ‘I’ AND ‘We’ STATEMENTS How we can implement ‘I’ and ‘We’ statements to care planning? When a client is unable to communicate preferences and needs, do you still use I statements? CARE PLANNING How we can implement ‘I’ and ‘We’ statements to care planning? Writing care plans in the first person INCIDENTS AND NOTIFICATIONS Do you have to send information of each and every incident to CQC? PROVIDER INFORMATION RETURN How long after submission of PIR does inspection usually take place? Timeframes for inspection of new services