CQC (Care Quality Commission)

Care Quality Commission (CQC)

The CQC monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety.

Shared Lives Barnet is registered with the CQC to carry out the regulated service of personal care.

Shared Lives remains the highest quality form of care among other available social care options, with 96% of Shared Lives Services nationally scoring a CQC rating of either a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding.

Shared Lives also consistently receives positive feedback from individuals using the service.

As per recent reports, 98% of the individuals in Shared Lives felt they were part of the family most or all of the time, while 85% felt their physical and emotional health had improved.

In comparison to the other forms of care, 85% felt their Shared Lives carer’s support helped them have more choice in their daily life and 92% felt involved with their community.

What the CQC thinks about Shared Lives (PDF, 0.6Mb)