Will you need to register with CQC?
Walk through the questions CQC uses to decide whether providing personal care counts as a regulated activity, and we’ll point you to the guidance that applies to you.
Before you start: this is general information, not a decision. Only CQC can tell you whether your service needs to be registered — always confirm with them before you begin providing care.
Are you providing any of the activities that CQC’s guidance describes as personal care?
Hands-on help with washing, dressing, bathing, toileting, eating or taking medication.
This is a simplified walkthrough of CQC’s decision tool for the regulated activity “personal care”, published as general information — it is not regulatory advice and it is not a decision about your service. Only CQC can determine whether you need to register. Always check CQC’s guidance or contact them directly before you act.