Congratulations to all the finalists and winners of the Suffolk Care Awards 2021. Its a huge achievement to be nominated and shortlisted for these prestigious awards.
WHAT CQC EXPECTS
Quality Standard [2017] recommends that residents are supported to clean their teeth and/or dentures daily and have their oral health needs assessed on admission and recorded in their personal care plans.
However, health inspectors went into 100 care homes of all types and published their findings on oral healthcare. The Smiling Matters Report [CQC] published in June 2019 revealed that one in six do not assess residents' oral health on admission, 52% do not have an oral health plan for residents, and 47% of staff had not received training in oral health care.