CIW Safeguarding Audit - Care Homes
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N/A counts as Yes (full credit). Unanswered reduces the score until completed.
Breakdown
0 Yes •0 No •0 N/A •20 Unanswered
Answers Overview
Questions
0/20 answeredQ1 | Unanswered
Governance: Is there a current safeguarding policy and procedure that aligns with legislation, national guidance, local safeguarding arrangements and the Wales Safeguarding Procedures?
Evidence to check
- • Current safeguarding policy, procedure, review date and version control
- • Evidence of alignment with current local arrangements and Wales Safeguarding Procedures
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Governance: Does the safeguarding policy clearly set out staff responsibilities for identifying, responding to, recording and reporting actual or suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation or improper treatment?
Evidence to check
- • Policy sections covering recognition, response, recording and referral
- • Named roles, escalation routes and staff guidance
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Information and voice: When people begin using the service, are they and, where appropriate, their representatives given accessible information about safeguarding, how to raise concerns and how to access support or independent advocacy?
Evidence to check
- • Accessible safeguarding information provided at admission
- • Records showing representatives and advocacy information were offered where appropriate
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Information and voice: Are people supported to raise concerns in ways that reflect their communication needs, capacity, culture, language and preferred method of communication?
Evidence to check
- • Communication needs and preferred methods recorded in sampled plans
- • Examples of people being supported to raise concerns or give feedback
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Workforce: Do all staff and volunteers receive role-appropriate safeguarding training at induction, with refresher learning in line with local safeguarding recommendations?
Evidence to check
- • Safeguarding training matrix, induction records and refresher dates
- • Training content mapped to staff roles and local requirements
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Workforce: Can staff explain the signs of abuse, neglect, exploitation and improper treatment, including patterns of concern, and their individual duty to act?
Evidence to check
- • Staff discussion, supervision or competency records
- • Examples of staff recognising, escalating or recording concerns appropriately
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Workforce: Are staff supported to raise concerns through clear whistleblowing arrangements, without fear of detriment, and are concerns handled appropriately?
Evidence to check
- • Whistleblowing policy, contact routes and staff awareness evidence
- • Records of concerns raised and evidence of safe, appropriate response
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Immediate response: When a safeguarding concern arises, is immediate action taken to protect the person and others at risk, seek appropriate advice and preserve relevant information?
Evidence to check
- • Sample safeguarding chronology showing immediate protective actions
- • Risk mitigation, management escalation and relevant contemporaneous records
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Reporting: Are safeguarding concerns referred promptly through the correct local-authority, police, CIW and other relevant-agency routes, in line with legal and local requirements?
Evidence to check
- • Safeguarding referral, notification and escalation records
- • Evidence of timely liaison with the local authority, police, CIW or other agencies where required
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Person-centred support: Are people affected by safeguarding concerns given appropriate support, information and communication about outcomes in a format they can understand?
Evidence to check
- • Records of support offered to the person and their representative
- • Accessible communication of safeguarding progress or outcomes
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Assessment and planning: Where safeguarding risks are identified, are person-centred risk assessments and support plans in place, proportionate and reviewed with relevant professionals?
Evidence to check
- • Person-centred safeguarding risk assessments and protection plans
- • Review records and evidence of professional involvement
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Assessment and planning: Do safeguarding arrangements appropriately consider mental capacity, consent, advocacy, best-interest decision-making and any lawful restrictions where relevant?
Evidence to check
- • Capacity assessments, best-interest decisions and advocacy records where relevant
- • Records of consent, lawful restrictions and review arrangements
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Prevention: Does the service identify and manage risks of financial abuse, digital or online harm, peer-on-peer harm, self-neglect, neglect and exploitation where relevant to people using the home?
Evidence to check
- • Relevant risk assessments, support plans and prevention arrangements
- • Examples of action taken for financial, digital, peer, self-neglect, neglect or exploitation risks
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Partnership: Does the service cooperate effectively with local authorities, police, health professionals, commissioners and safeguarding partners during enquiries, protection planning and reviews?
Evidence to check
- • Multi-agency meeting notes, protection plans and professional correspondence
- • Evidence of agreed responsibilities, information sharing and review
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Allegations involving staff: Are allegations or concerns about staff, volunteers or leaders managed promptly, fairly and safely, with appropriate referral, employment action and records?
Evidence to check
- • Allegation-management records, referrals and employment-risk controls
- • Evidence of appropriate investigation, communication and outcome review
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Records: Are safeguarding records complete, contemporaneous, factual, confidential and sufficiently detailed to show decisions, actions, referrals, outcomes and follow-up?
Evidence to check
- • Sample safeguarding records, chronologies and decision logs
- • Evidence of factual recording, confidentiality and follow-up
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Leadership: Do the manager and responsible individual maintain oversight of safeguarding concerns, referrals, outcomes, themes and open actions through the service's governance arrangements?
Evidence to check
- • Manager and responsible-individual oversight records
- • Safeguarding dashboard, tracker or governance meeting minutes
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Learning: Are safeguarding incidents, complaints, accidents, staff concerns and feedback analysed together to identify patterns, learning and opportunities to prevent recurrence?
Evidence to check
- • Trend analysis across safeguarding, complaints, incidents and feedback
- • Shared-learning records and preventive improvement actions
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Assurance: Does the service complete regular safeguarding audits that test staff knowledge, practice, records, referral quality and the effectiveness of action plans?
Evidence to check
- • Recent safeguarding audits or case-file sampling
- • Staff knowledge checks, action plans and effectiveness reviews
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Continuous improvement: Do safeguarding findings and learning feed into the quality of care review, with completed actions checked for sustained improvement in people's safety and well-being?
Evidence to check
- • Quality of care review report with safeguarding findings
- • Evidence of completed and sustained safety improvements
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