CQC Toolkit · Care homes
CQC audit templates for care homes.
Free CQC audits and checklists for residential and nursing care homes: medicines and MAR chart audits, care plan audits, falls and pressure ulcer reviews, DoLS tracking, nutrition, oral health, mealtime observation and Regulation 9A visiting. Each one is built from CQC, NICE, NHS England and other official guidance, so you can evidence the quality statements inspectors look at. Run any of them free online and download a PDF report, print a blank form or download it as Word.
25 templates, 162 checks
Specific to care homes
From HSEMedicines in care homes auditMedicines optimisation
From NICE · official toolCare plan auditPerson-centred care
From Skills for Care (charity)Falls reviewInvolving people to manage risks
From NICE · official toolPressure ulcer prevention reviewInvolving people to manage risks
From NICENutrition and hydration auditSupporting people to live healthier lives
From NICE, BAPEN (charity) · official toolOral health checkSupporting people to live healthier lives
From NICEDoLS tracker reviewIndependence, choice and control
From GOV.UKVisiting and accompanying (Regulation 9A)Independence, choice and control
From CQCMealtime observationKindness, compassion and dignity
From CQC, NICESponsor licence duties check (if you sponsor workers)Governance, management and sustainability
From Home Office (GOV.UK) · official tool
For every regulated service
From CQC, NHS Employers, Home Office (GOV.UK) · official toolTraining matrix reviewSafe and effective staffing
From CQCSupervision and appraisal record checkWorkforce wellbeing and enablement
From Skills for Care (charity), CQCIncident and learning reviewLearning culture
From NHS England · official toolDuty of candour checkLearning culture
From CQCComplaints handling reviewListening to and involving people
From Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman · official toolStatutory notifications checkGovernance, management and sustainability
From CQC · official toolStatement of purpose checkGovernance, management and sustainability
From CQC · official toolFreedom to speak up checkFreedom to speak up
From NHS England · official toolFire safety checksSafe environments
From GOV.UKHealth and safety risk assessment reviewSafe environments
From HSE · official toolStandard infection control precautions auditInfection prevention and control
From NHS England · official toolData security and protection checkGovernance, management and sustainability
From NHS England · official toolConsent and mental capacity auditConsent to care and treatment
From GOV.UK
Templates summarise official guidance as of October 2026. They do not replace it: always check the linked source for the full requirements. Audit Angel CQC is not affiliated with the Care Quality Commission.
Know your gaps before the inspector does.
Set-up takes ten minutes. Start with example evidence for your type of service, run your first audit, then replace the examples with your own.