- Consultation Services -
- We Love To Teach About Care -
What We Do
- CQC Compliance &
Risk Management Consulting -
Hippo Care provides a bespoke consultancy service that supports organisations with legal support, regulation compliance, improvement of standards, sustainability and increased profitability.
We're further proud to offer a variety of business services that touch on every facet of the health and social care. Our services are designed to help care providers reach their goals.
Browse through our website to learn how we'll help your strategy, operations and more.
Why Work With Us
- High Quality Customer Service From Experienced Professionals -
We Deliver An Excellent Level Of Customer Service
We pride ourselves on the quality of our work. You'll feel respected in your conversations with our professional team. We'll stay in touch with you following our in-person meetings, ensuring your business remains on the right path.
We Always Provide High Quality Care & Consulting Services
While we offer a broad range of services, you can still expect to receive expert opinions from our team on every facet of the health and social care. Our qualified personnel will leave you feeling satisfied and ready to excel in your business field.
We have Experienced Professionals
Our team is filled with current and former professionals in every part of your business, including business formations and registration, compliance, enforcement, governance, management support, corporate strategy and more. Each professional team member holds many years of formalized education and experience in their respective field.
- Our Service -
- We Provide Consultancy For Health & Social Care Services -
- What We Do -
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Comprehensive audits of your services​
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Development of Service Improvement Plans​
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Working in partnership with your management team
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Crisis Intervention provision
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Assistance with Enforcement and Special Measures
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Short and long term management provision
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Introduction and development of effective Governance Structures
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Provider visits
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Support with CQC registration
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Improved quality ratings
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Support with MCA / DOLs compliance
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Development of Person Centred Care Plans and Risk Assessments
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Support with responding to CQC outcomes
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Support in multi-agency meetings including Local Authority and Safeguarding
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Specialist Training
- Who We Support -
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Complex Care services
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Care Homes​
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Nursing Homes
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Domiciliary Care Services
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Mental Health Services
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Home Care Services
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Residential care home for adult with learning disailities
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Supported Living
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Other Health and Social Care Services
- Areas We Cover -
- CQC Compliance, Governance & Enforcement -
- CQC COMPLIANCE -
Ensuring compliance with the Health and Social Care Regulations is one of the key services that Hippo Care provides. Our focus is to ensure your organisation achieves and maintains compliance. We support this process by implementing various compliance measures:
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​We comprehensively audit organisations using our audit tools centred around CQC’s five key questions and their key lines of enquiry
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We develop and implement robust action plans to achieve compliance where identified
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Our consultant team will work in partnership with your management team, ensuring all the necessary actions are implemented to enable compliance
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Our input has a proven, positive impact on quality ratings, increases in profitability and improvements in reputation
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In order to achieve compliance, we ensure the care documentation of your organisation is comprehensive, person centred and reflects the key elements of MCA and DOLs.
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We allocate a link consultant who will provide you with expert knowledge, guidance and support
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We will assist you with the full CQC registration process.
- CQC ENFORCEMENT -
Since the introduction of the CQC’s new Enforcement Policy, increased numbers of Registered Providers are finding themselves in critical situations that is having a negative impact on their businesses. Enforcement is a core part of CQC’s role and their approach to enforcement is central to their overall purpose and objectives as the Regulator. Hippo Care successfully supports Providers with moving out of enforcement situations and into compliance. Whether you have received a Notice of Proposal or warning notices, our expert team will work in partnership with you to enable improvement and compliance.
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We support this process by providing:
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​Expert knowledge and support at the early stages of enforcement so that your management team are aware of what to expect and what action to take.
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An expert consultant to you and your management team who will advise and guide you through the enforcement process.
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Access to legal support who are experts in the CQC Enforcement process
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Development of robust enforcement action plans that quickly assists the improvement process
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Essential audits and documentation to evidence achievement of your compliance
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Interim management of services in crisis
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Support with multi-agency meetings as required
- CQC GOVERNANCE -
Regulation 17 (Good Governance) is now being closely monitored for compliance by the CQC. Registered Providers are required to have an effective governance system in place that assesses, monitors and drives improvement in the quality and safety of the services provided.
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Hippo Care supports providers with effective Governance by:
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​Introducing and developing a governance structure specific to your organisation's needs, to identify, capture and manage the issues and risks as per the 5 questions asked by CQC.
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​Introducing an audit calendar to assist you with the strategic planning and management of audits, their findings and subsequent work.
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Assisting you with maintaining comprehensive records in respect of people who use the service, employment of staff and the overall management of the regulated activity.​
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Supporting you to assess, monitor and mitigate any risks relating the health, safety and welfare of people using services and others.
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Assisting you with a system that seeks and acts on feedback from people using the service, those acting on their behalf, staff and other stakeholders, so that you can evaluate the service and drive improvement.
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At Hippo Care we understand the huge difficulties and stress that Senior Managers and Care Managers are placed under. It is easy to get lost and confused in the maze of Regulations that have to be complied with.
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Hippo Care provides you with services to assist you with your management needs by:
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Managing services that are in critical situations
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Undertaking the role of Nominated Individual as required
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Providing Operational Support and Leadership
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Providing expert knowledge and guidance in Regulatory and Contractual matters
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Assisting with Registration applications and changes to registrations
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Reviewing care businesses as part of the due diligence process when purchasing a registered care service
BUSINESS FORMATION AND REGISTRATION SERVICES
- Helping Care Providers Get Started -
Business Formation and Registration with CQC and other bodies
Setting up a new care company can often be a daunting especially if you have never run a business before. Your Company Formations are a team of experienced professionals who are on hand to help with the formation process.
We provide expert services which can get your new business off to a flying start. Our clients can easily setup a Limited company by contacting us. We also provide other services which can complement your new care business. We provide bespoke policies and procedures , and other compliance services which are all designed to help your new company.
Your Company Formation mission statement is simple, we want to help people start a business and then go on to become a successful company. Our services provide a platform to maximise the chances of your company become a real success.
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Our team have a vast amount of experience in company formation and secretarial services. The people behind Your Company Formations have helped shape the company formation industry and have been providing leading and innovative services to a global audience.
We understand that any business can provide a service but it’s the people behind the company that make the difference. We are focused to bringing you the best service at a price that’s affordable.
If you would like to get in touch with us today you can contact us here (link to contact page) or feel free to browse our website.