Innovation and Continuous Improvement Audit - Care Homes

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Is there a culture of continuous improvement embedded in the care home’s values, leadership, and staff development?

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Are improvement ideas regularly generated from staff, residents, families, and professionals?

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Are changes to practice or service delivery based on evidence, learning, and best practice (e.g., NICE, SCIE)?

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Are new initiatives piloted, evaluated, and adapted before full implementation across the home?

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Are care delivery innovations focused on improving outcomes, safety, or experience for residents?

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Are staff encouraged and supported to share new ideas or solutions to problems they encounter?

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Are lessons learned from incidents, audits, complaints, or near misses used to drive changes?

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Are quality improvement projects tracked and evaluated for effectiveness, impact, and sustainability?

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Are reflective practice sessions or improvement huddles held regularly to build learning into daily care?

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Are external sources of innovation (e.g., CQC reports, sector journals, webinars) used to inform service development?

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Are residents and relatives involved in co-designing or reviewing improvement ideas?

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Are innovations inclusive, accessible, and tailored to meet the diverse needs of the resident population?

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Are digital tools or technologies trialled to improve care planning, safety, or communication?

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Are there systems to measure whether innovation efforts have improved quality or resident satisfaction?

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Are unsuccessful initiatives reviewed to identify learning without assigning blame?

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Are staff roles or workflows reviewed regularly to identify efficiency or care delivery improvements?

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Is training updated to reflect new approaches, regulations, or technologies introduced through improvement work?

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Are there examples of how innovation has reduced risk, increased independence, or enhanced dignity for residents?

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Are achievements and improvements celebrated across the team to reinforce a positive culture?

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Is quality improvement leadership embedded in management roles and reflected in strategic planning?

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Are KPIs, audits, and feedback used to prioritise which areas need improvement or redesign?

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Are multi-disciplinary contributions encouraged when developing care innovations (e.g., involving physios, GPs, or OTs)?

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Are innovations communicated clearly to all staff, with ongoing support and training for implementation?

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Is the home proactive in seeking external partnerships or funding to support innovation (e.g., pilot programmes)?

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Is continuous improvement activity monitored at governance level and included in inspection readiness?