CQC compliance software for care homes, with an audit checklist
No software makes a care home CQC compliant: CQC regulates providers, not products. Good software makes the evidence easy to keep and easy to find. Here is what that means in practice, and a checklist you can use before an inspection.
Updated 23 October 2026
What does CQC compliance software do for a care home?
It keeps accurate, complete and contemporaneous records for every resident, as Regulation 17 requires, and organises them so a manager can evidence care across CQC’s five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. It cannot replace good care, governance or the registered manager’s judgement.
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CQC audit checklist for care homes
A self-check against the records an inspector is likely to ask to see. It is a starting point, not CQC guidance.
- Care plans are person-centred, current, reviewed on schedule and signed off.
- Daily care records are written at the time, by the person who gave the care.
- Medication records show every dose, refusal and omission; controlled drug balances reconcile.
- Risk assessments (falls, nutrition, pressure) are current and acted on.
- Incidents and safeguarding concerns are logged, followed up and, where required, notified to CQC.
- Staff competency and training records are up to date for the tasks staff do.
- Handover notes show what changed and who knows.
- Building and equipment checks (fire safety, water temperature, lifting equipment) are recorded.
- Families can raise concerns and see how they were answered.
Where Revitaco fits
- Point-of-care daily records and eMAR with a controlled drugs register.
- Care plans with review dates, a draft-then-approve workflow and version history.
- Falls, MUST and Waterlow risk assessments.
- Incident and safeguarding logs with a tamper-evident audit trail.
- Staff competency records with reassessment due dates.
- Building compliance tracking, shift handover and a family portal.
What it does not do
Revitaco does not map your records to CQC quality statements for you or produce a one-click evidence pack, and it is not on the NHS Digital Social Care Records assured supplier list. We would rather say so here than have you find out in a demo.
Frequently asked questions
- Can software make a care home CQC compliant?
- No. CQC regulates care providers. Software helps you keep and find the evidence; compliance depends on the care, governance and leadership in the home.
- What records does CQC look at?
- Typically care plans, daily records, medication records, risk assessments, incident and safeguarding logs, staff training and competency, and governance records such as audits and action plans.
- Which regulation covers record keeping?
- Regulation 17 (good governance) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 requires accurate, complete and contemporaneous records for each person.
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