CQC-aligned · 8 care domains

See the whole person —
not the next ten boxes.

Assessments that capture the full picture across all eight CQC care domains — with branching questions, evidence attachments, and risk scoring that flows straight into the care plan.

8
Care domains
24+
Assessment types
100%
CQC-aligned
Initial assessment
Mrs E. Henderson · 78
75% complete
Personal Care
12 q
Complete
Mobility & Falls
8 q
Complete
Nutrition
9 q
Complete
Medication
6 of 11 q
In progress
Mental wellbeing
10 q
Pending
Social & relationships
8 q
Pending
Communication
7 q
Pending
End-of-life wishes
6 q
Pending
Live risk score
Medium · Falls flagged
Smart suggestion
Add a falls risk action to the care plan
Eight care domains

The full picture of each
person's care needs.

Every assessment covers the eight CQC domains. Branching keeps the form short for low-need clients and thorough for complex cases — without you switching templates.

01
Personal Care
Hygiene, dressing, continence, daily routines and dignity preferences.
02
Mobility & Falls
Transfers, gait, balance, falls history and Fallproof risk scoring.
03
Nutrition & Hydration
MUST, dysphagia, dietary preferences and cultural/religious needs.
04
Medication
Polypharmacy review, MAR linkage, allergy flags and self-administration.
05
Mental Wellbeing
Mood, cognition, capacity and Mental Capacity Act considerations.
06
Social & Relationships
Family, friends, community ties, loneliness risk and meaningful activity.
07
Communication
Hearing, vision, language, preferred names and total communication.
08
End-of-Life Wishes
ReSPECT plans, preferred place of death, ceiling of treatment and wishes.
Essential features

Everything you need for thorough assessments.

Flagship feature

Smart risk scoring,
at every answer.

Severity-weighted scoring updates in real time, flags high-risk responses, and auto-suggests care-plan actions — so risk never lives in a separate spreadsheet again.

Falls in last 12 months
High
Polypharmacy (>8 meds)
Med
Capacity questioned
Med
Skin integrity
Low
Overall62 / 100 · Medium
Multi-domain coverage
All 8 CQC domains with intelligent branching — short forms for low-need clients, thorough for complex cases.
Mobile assessments
Capture answers on any device, offline. Auto-syncs when the carer is back in range.
24+ ready templates
Initial, review, rapid, capacity, MUST, Waterlow — pre-mapped to the right domains.
Care-plan integration
Outcomes flow straight into the care plan, populating goals and risk actions automatically.
Assessment Builder · Mobility & Falls
Saved
Domains
Personal Care12
Mobility & Falls8
Nutrition9
Medication11
Mental wellbeing10
Communication7
Mobility & Falls
Section 2 of 8 · 8 questions · 2 branching rules
Q01
Has the client experienced a fall in the last 12 months?
YesNo
↳ If Yes → reveals 3 follow-ups + flags falls risk
Q02
What level of mobility assistance is required?
RISK MED
IndependentStand-by1 carer2 carers
Suggested action
Add "Hourly safety checks" to care plan + Fallproof referral
Assessment builder

Build assessments the way
your service actually thinks.

Drag, drop, branch. The builder respects clinical structure — every question stays mapped to the right domain, so your customisation doesn't break the audit trail.

Smart branching
Questions appear based on previous answers — keeping forms relevant and short.
Evidence attachments
Add photos, voice notes, videos and documents directly to any question.
Suggested actions
AI recommends care actions and risk mitigations from the answers — review then add.
The right tool, every time

Four assessment types,
one workflow.

From a first-day full picture to a 5-minute rapid scan — every assessment writes back to the same care record.

Initial assessment
First 72 hours of service·45–60 min

Full eight-domain evaluation establishing baseline care needs and personal preferences.

All 8 CQC domains
Risk scoring + falls flag
Auto-generates initial care plan
Counter-signed by RM
Review assessment
Every 4–6 weeks·20–30 min

Regular review against the baseline — what's changed, what's worked, what needs to change.

Compare against baseline
Track outcome changes
Update goals & interventions
Family input captured
Rapid assessment
Sudden change · 5-minute scan·5 min

5-question urgent triage for acute changes — hospital admission, fall, behaviour shift.

5-minute completion
Focused on the change
Auto-escalates to RM
Logs as incident if needed
Annual review
Once per year + on request·60–90 min

Comprehensive yearly evaluation with trend analysis and long-term care strategy adjustment.

Year-over-year trend charts
Goal achievement review
Care strategy adjustment
Family case conference ready
Seamless integration

One assessment.
Three jobs done.

The moment your team finishes an assessment, it lands in the right places — care plan, NHS Spine and your reports — without a single re-key.

NHS integration
Pulls medical history
Connect with NHS Spine, GP Connect and SCR — pulls medical history and meds at the start of the assessment.
3.2s
avg pull time
Care planning
Auto-populates plan
Outcomes flow into the care plan — creates linked goals, risk mitigations and intervention timelines.
100%
of assessments
Reporting suite
Audit-ready evidence
Generates inspector-ready reports for CQC, commissioners and internal quality assurance — instant export.
1-click
audit pack
Ready when you are

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