What policies and procedures does a care home need?

A CQC-registered care home needs policies for how it is run and how residents are cared for: safeguarding, consent and mental capacity, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, medicines, falls and pressure ulcer prevention, nutrition and swallowing, end of life care, visiting, fire and premises safety, infection prevention, recruitment and staffing, complaints, records and governance. CuraFlow's care home library holds 188 policies across nine sections, one of them for homes with nursing.

Is this the same as nursing home policies and procedures?

Yes. A nursing home is a care home registered to provide nursing care. One library covers residential care homes and nursing homes: sections A to H apply to every home, and the nursing section adds the clinical policies a home with nursing needs.

Our home does not provide nursing. Which policies apply to us?

Everything except the nursing policies. Section I covers nursing clinical governance, NHS-funded nursing care, catheter care, enteral feeding, syringe drivers, NEWS2 and sepsis, venepuncture and the other procedures registered nurses carry out, and two more policies cover nurse registration and revalidation and clinical supervision. A residential home leaves those out. Medicines, diabetes and epilepsy support for homes without nursing sit in the main care section.

Are the care home policies up to date?

Each policy was checked in November 2026 against the law and guidance then in force, including the Fundamental Standards in the 2014 Regulations, the CQC's quality statements, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and NICE guidance for care homes. The library is reviewed every six months and after any material regulatory change. The policies are starting-point documents that you adapt to your home, and you remain the accountable provider.

Can I download and edit the care home policies?

Yes. Every policy downloads as Word (.docx) or PDF with your organisation's name, address, approver and registered manager filled in. Local details, such as your safeguarding team's contact and the timescales your home sets, stay as marked gaps for you to complete. The Word version is fully editable.

Can I buy care home policies and procedures outright?

Yes. You can buy the care home library as a one-off purchase and keep the policies permanently, with no recurring fee and no per-user charge, or use it through a portal subscription that adds staff acknowledgement tracking, version control and regulatory updates. It costs £995, or £895 with code CURAFLOW100 until 31 December 2026, excluding VAT.

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Care Home policies and procedures

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188 policies · 9 sections · last reviewed 9 November 2026

CuraFlow's care home policies and procedures are written for CQC-registered care homes in England, both residential homes and homes with nursing. The library covers admission and care planning, the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, medicines, falls, skin integrity, dementia, end of life care, visiting, safeguarding, fire and premises safety, infection prevention, records, quality and a full HR set. A separate nursing section covers clinical governance, NHS-funded nursing care, catheter care, enteral feeding, syringe drivers and the other procedures registered nurses carry out, so a home without nursing can leave it out. Each policy is filled in with your organisation's name, approver and registered manager, and downloads as Word or PDF.

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£995, or £895 with code CURAFLOW100 at checkout until 31 December 2026.

Every policy in the care home library in Word and PDF, yours to keep, with 90 days' free portal access for staff sign-off.

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Care Home policies and procedures: common questions

What policies and procedures does a care home need?: A CQC-registered care home needs policies for how it is run and how residents are cared for: safeguarding, consent and mental capacity, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, medicines, falls and pressure ulcer prevention, nutrition and swallowing, end of life care, visiting, fire and premises safety, infection prevention, recruitment and staffing, complaints, records and governance. CuraFlow's care home library holds 188 policies across nine sections, one of them for homes with nursing.
Is this the same as nursing home policies and procedures?: Yes. A nursing home is a care home registered to provide nursing care. One library covers residential care homes and nursing homes: sections A to H apply to every home, and the nursing section adds the clinical policies a home with nursing needs.
Our home does not provide nursing. Which policies apply to us?: Everything except the nursing policies. Section I covers nursing clinical governance, NHS-funded nursing care, catheter care, enteral feeding, syringe drivers, NEWS2 and sepsis, venepuncture and the other procedures registered nurses carry out, and two more policies cover nurse registration and revalidation and clinical supervision. A residential home leaves those out. Medicines, diabetes and epilepsy support for homes without nursing sit in the main care section.
Are the care home policies up to date?: Each policy was checked in November 2026 against the law and guidance then in force, including the Fundamental Standards in the 2014 Regulations, the CQC's quality statements, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and NICE guidance for care homes. The library is reviewed every six months and after any material regulatory change. The policies are starting-point documents that you adapt to your home, and you remain the accountable provider.
Can I download and edit the care home policies?: Yes. Every policy downloads as Word (.docx) or PDF with your organisation's name, address, approver and registered manager filled in. Local details, such as your safeguarding team's contact and the timescales your home sets, stay as marked gaps for you to complete. The Word version is fully editable.

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