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Care Plan Audit

by Michelle Love-Patel, from the Community

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This care plan audit checklist helps healthcare and care home teams assess the completeness and quality of resident documentation and person-centred care. It covers front sheet essentials, DNACPR and allergy status, pre-admission details, GP summaries, and personalized evacuation plans. It guides audits of key risk assessments such as Barthel dependency, falls, MUST, Waterlow, oral care, continence, moving and handling, and bed rails. The template includes focused plans for nutrition and hydration, mobility, personal care, sleep, tissue viability, physical and mental health, DoLS, and future planning and end-of-life preferences. It promotes regular evaluation, proper record keeping, and timely actions documented in person-centered software.

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Care Plan Audit: Lindridge Care Home
This care plan audit checklist is designed for residential care settings to review the completeness and quality of resident documentation. It covers front sheet details, allergy status, consent and best interest records, GP summary, life history, evacuation plan, and personal belongings inventory. Key risk assessments include Barthel dependency, falls, MUST nutrition, Waterlow pressure risk, oral care, continence, moving and handling, bed rails, and self medication. Sections address DoLS, daily routines and meaningful activity, nutrition and hydration, mobility and falls risk, personal care and continence, rest and sleep, tissue viability, physical health, mental health, and future planning and end of life wishes. The checklist reinforces regular evaluation, accurate record keeping in person centered software, and timely action on issues to maintain compliance and care quality.
by Claire Anderson, from the Community
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Care Plan Audit for Lindridge Care Home
This care plan audit template for Lindridge Care Home supports consistent, person-centred documentation and compliance. It covers admission paperwork, GP summaries, allergy status, DNACPR or RESPECT forms, NEWS observations, life history, permissions, and inventories. Comprehensive risk assessments include pain, continence, mobility, nutrition, falls, oral care, mental capacity, Waterlow, MUST, and medication. Care plans span communication, daily life, emotional support, medical needs, skin integrity, hydration, sleep, and end-of-life wishes, with monthly evaluations. It aligns with Person Centered Software processes, ensures PEEPs are in place, tracks professional visits and results, and evidences actions taken in daily records to improve accuracy and care quality.
by Lindridge Care Home, from the Community
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Resident Care Plan Audit Checklist
Use this Resident Care Plan Audit to assess residential aged care documentation and practice. Review 10 percent of residents each month, verify consent and mental capacity records, update care plans and risk assessments, and complete action plans within 7 days. Sections cover GDPR, mobility, eating and drinking, skin integrity, personal care, health and medication, behavior, safety, and communication with families and external professionals. Supports compliance, person centered care, and continuous improvement.
by Natalie Burton, from the Community
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72-Hour Post-Admission Audit
This 72-hour post-admission audit checklist supports care homes in verifying that critical admission tasks and documentation are completed within the first three days. It covers pre-admission assessment and dependency review, resident registration and personal profile (This Is Me), DNACPR status, and comprehensive risk assessments with aligned support plans. Sections include monitoring files and daily notes, baseline observations and body maps, mobility and falls prevention, skin integrity with Waterlow and wound care, eating and drinking with MUST, BMI, and choking prevention, oral hygiene and personal care, continence management, medication safety including PRN protocols and allergy documentation, sleep and daily routines, and consent and capacity requirements such as DoLS, mental capacity assessments, and best interest decisions.
by Andrea Charlesworth, from the Community
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