Practical CQC compliance guidance for managers across every regulated service — free to read, written by people who understand care.
The Single Assessment Framework is being replaced. Here's what the four new sector-specific frameworks mean for your service, your evidence and your inspection readiness.
Read guideCQC groups care homes and supported living together as one provider domain. We explain the shared evidence requirements, what's common and where the nuances lie.
Join the waitlist to be notifiedA complete breakdown of what CQC looks for under each of the five key questions — and the specific evidence you need in adult social care services.
Join the waitlist to be notifiedCQC can inspect at any time with little or no notice. Here's how to build a continuous compliance culture that keeps your team inspection-ready 365 days a year.
Join the waitlist to be notifiedWell-Led is often the domain where services struggle most. This guide covers what CQC expects, the common gaps found during inspection, and how to build a strong evidence base.
Join the waitlist to be notifiedRed and Amber findings need more than a note in a folder. Learn how to build an effective action tracking process that closes gaps and provides evidence of continuous improvement.
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Join the waitlistThe complete self-assessment checklist for care homes and supported living services. 109 items across all 5 CQC key questions, mapped to specific regulations and evidence requirements. Includes nursing and dementia add-ons, an action tracker, glossary, and sign-off pages.
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CQC has published draft frameworks for Adult Social Care, Mental Health, Primary Care & Community Services, and Hospitals. The consultation runs until 12 June 2026. AlwaysReady is designed around this new structure.
The 34 Quality Statements from the Single Assessment Framework are being replaced by structured Key Lines of Enquiry — a return to a more familiar assessment format. Rating characteristics are also returning to provide clearer benchmarks.
AlwaysReady is a web-based compliance platform for CQC-regulated services. It provides a structured self-assessment checklist, a live compliance dashboard and an action tracker — so your team stays inspection-ready year-round, not just before an inspection.
No. AlwaysReady is an independent platform that helps providers comply with CQC requirements. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Care Quality Commission. CQC is a registered trademark of the Care Quality Commission.
AlwaysReady is launching first with the Adult Social Care sector — covering care homes and supported living services. We'll roll out across domiciliary care, learning disability services and other adult social care types, then expand to Mental Health, Primary Care and Hospital sectors.
Most compliance tools are built by developers who've researched the sector. AlwaysReady is built by people who've worked in it. The content depth — 109+ checklist items, each mapped to a specific regulation and evidence requirement — reflects genuine clinical and operational expertise. We're also the only platform being built around CQC's new sector-specific frameworks from day one, rather than retrofitting the old SAF.
We're targeting £29–39 per home per month — significantly less than enterprise compliance platforms, with more functionality than static template packs. Waitlist members lock in launch pricing for 12 months. See our pricing page for full details.
Yes — download our free Word document checklist above. It contains all 109+ items in a printable format, complete with RAG status columns, an action tracker, glossary and sign-off pages. This is the same checklist content that powers the AlwaysReady platform.
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