‘Regulatory dysfunction’ results in care providers ‘fighting to stay afloat’

Failure in the regulation of homecare is putting people drawing on services at risk and causing harm to providers, a report from the Homecare Association reveals. Its analysis identifies issues undermining Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s performance in England, including resource constraints; dysfunctional funding model; ineffective IT systems; misalignment with local authorities; and poor leadership. These…