Registered managers need cleaning that is evidenced, scheduled and specified to the standards their regulator inspects against — CQC in England, or the equivalent regulator elsewhere in the UK. For a residential care home, the specification covers communal areas and clinical-risk zones separately; for domiciliary care, it covers cleaning carried out in a service user's own home.
Industry pages for care settings
- Care Home Cleaning — Cleaning specified for residential care home communal and resident areas.
- Nursing Home Cleaning — Cleaning for nursing homes with higher clinical-risk areas.
- Supported Living Cleaning — Cleaning for supported-living settings, respecting resident tenancy and routine.
- Domiciliary Care Cleaning — Cleaning support delivered in a service user's own home.
Service and guide pages for CQC evidence
- CQC Compliance Cleaning — Cleaning contracted specifically to support CQC compliance evidence.
- CQC Cleaning Requirements — What CQC inspectors look for in cleaning and hygiene evidence.
- Care Regulators by Nation — Which regulator applies — CQC, Care Inspectorate, CIW or RQIA — depending on where you operate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which regulator's standards do you clean to?
It depends where you operate — CQC in England, the Care Inspectorate in Scotland, CIW in Wales or RQIA in Northern Ireland. See our care regulators by nation guide, and tell us your regulator when you request a quote.
Can cleaning records help at inspection?
Yes. We provide cleaning schedules and records suited to regulator evidence requirements — see our CQC cleaning requirements guide for what is typically asked for.
Do you clean differently for nursing vs residential care homes?
Yes. Nursing homes carry more clinical-risk areas needing infection-control-led cleaning; residential homes are specified more like domestic/communal cleaning with care-specific hygiene controls.
Can you provide domiciliary cleaning support in service users' own homes?
Yes — see our domiciliary care cleaning page for how this is arranged around care visits and the person's own routine.
Can you cover a group of homes under one contract?
Yes. As a nationwide contractor we can run a consistent cleaning specification and reporting across multiple homes under one arrangement. Call 0330 027 2159 or request a callback.