PMH Insights
Insight from specialist practice
Evidence-based articles on dementia care, safeguarding and professional education - written by PMH's specialists to support better outcomes for the people you care for.
How to Prepare for a CQC Inspection: A Guide for Care Home Managers
How to prepare your care home for a CQC inspection: what inspectors test, the evidence to have ready, and how to check practice matches policy.
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CQC's New Assessment Framework 2026: What Care Providers Need to Know
CQC's 2026 assessment framework changes explained: sector-specific frameworks, key lines of enquiry replacing quality statements, and what to do now.
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What Is BPSD? Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Dementia
What BPSD means in dementia care, what causes distressed behaviour, and how care homes can respond to the cause rather than relying on restrictive practice.
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Why Challenging Behaviour in Dementia Is Communication
Why behaviour labelled challenging in dementia care is a form of communication, and five steps care teams can use to understand and respond to it.
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How to Reduce Restrictive Practice in Care Homes
How care homes can reduce restrictive practice: understand why distress happens, record and review every restriction, and choose the least restrictive option.
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What Is Professional Curiosity in Adult Safeguarding?
What professional curiosity means in adult safeguarding, why it matters, the barriers that get in the way, and how organisations can build it in their teams.
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Self-Neglect and Hoarding: A Safeguarding Guide for Care Providers
Self-neglect and hoarding explained for care providers: when they become a safeguarding concern, balancing autonomy and risk, and good practice.
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