At Daniel Consultancy, we provide specialist consultancy and compliance support to residential care homes and nursing homes across the UK. Our experienced team includes qualified nurses with extensive knowledge of CQC regulations and care sector best practices.
We offer a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Care Plan Audits – Reviewing care plans to ensure they are person-centred, accurate, up to date, and fully compliant with CQC requirements.
- Medication Audits – Conducting detailed medication audits to improve safety, identify risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
- CQC Compliance Support – Assisting providers in preparing for CQC inspections, implementing action plans, improving governance, and maintaining ongoing compliance.
- Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance – Identifying areas for improvement and supporting continuous quality improvement across your service.
- Policy and Procedure Reviews – Ensuring policies are current, compliant, and aligned with best practice.
- Staff Guidance and Support – Providing practical advice and support to managers and care teams to improve service quality and compliance.
Digital Care Systems Expertise
Our team is experienced in working with leading care management systems, including:
- Person Centred Software (PCS)
- Medicare eMAR
- Atlas eMAR
Our expertise enables us to review electronic care records, medication administration records (eMAR), and documentation efficiently, helping care providers improve record-keeping, reduce risks, and maintain regulatory compliance.
Whether you require a one-off audit, ongoing compliance support, or assistance preparing for a CQC inspection, Daniel Consultancy can provide practical, professional, and reliable support tailored to the needs of your care home or nursing home.
Staffing Cost Control & Payroll Management
Effective workforce management is essential to the financial success of every care home. At Daniel Consultancy, we provide comprehensive payroll and staffing cost control services tailored to residential care homes and nursing homes.
Payroll Services
We provide accurate and efficient four-weekly, and monthly payroll processing, including:
- Processing payroll accurately and on time.
- Issuing electronic payslips directly to employees.
- Submitting Real Time Information (RTI) returns to HMRC.
- Managing workplace pension submissions, including NEST and other pension providers.
- Ensuring compliance with HMRC and pension regulations.
Staffing Cost Control
Labour costs are one of the largest expenses for care providers. Our team helps clients monitor and control staffing costs by:
- Reviewing timesheets across all departments and identifying staffing variances.
- Producing regular staffing cost reports and monitoring payroll intensity.
- Maintaining records of annual leave and other employee-related matters.
- Providing Wage-to-Revenue Ratio reports to support informed decision-making.
- Advising clients on maintaining staffing costs in line with industry standards while ensuring high-quality care.
Sales Ledger & Credit Control
Efficient cash flow management is vital for every care home. At Daniel Consultancy, we provide comprehensive sales ledger and credit control services to ensure timely invoicing, accurate reconciliations, and effective debt management.
Our services include:
- Raising sales invoices for private residents.
- Issuing invoices promptly and maintaining accurate sales ledger records.
- Reconciling local authority payments against council remittance advice to ensure all income is accurately accounted for.
- Chasing outstanding payments from private residents through a professional and courteous credit control process.
- Liaising with local authorities to resolve outstanding payments and payment queries.
- Investigating and reconciling payment discrepancies to minimise bad debts and improve cash flow.
- Providing regular debtor reports to help management monitor outstanding balances and maintain healthy cash flow.
Purchase Ledger & Accounts Payable
At Daniel Consultancy, we provide a comprehensive purchase ledger service to help care homes maintain accurate financial records and effective supplier management.
Our services include:
- Recording supplier invoices and expenses on a monthly basis.
- Processing bookkeeping using cloud-based accounting software, including Xero and QuickBooks Online.
- Attaching and storing digital copies of supplier invoices within the accounting software for easy access and audit purposes.
- Preparing fortnightly payment summaries to enable timely payments to suppliers.
- Handling supplier queries and resolving account discrepancies promptly.
- Reconciling supplier accounts to ensure the accuracy of financial records.
- Analysing expenditure by comparing it with the previous month, the corresponding period in the previous year, and industry benchmarks to identify significant variances and support informed decision-making.
Management Accounts & Business Performance Reporting
Timely and accurate financial information is essential for making informed business decisions. At Daniel Consultancy, we prepare monthly or quarterly management accounts tailored to each client’s reporting requirements.
Our management accounts service includes:
- Preparing monthly or quarterly management accounts on a timely basis.
- Producing detailed Profit & Loss Accounts, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flow reports.
- Comparing financial performance against budgets, previous periods, and the corresponding period in the previous year.
- Analysing key performance indicators (KPIs), including occupancy levels, staffing costs, payroll intensity, gross profit margins, and Wage-to-Revenue Ratios.
- Providing detailed variance analysis with clear explanations of significant movements in income and expenditure.
- Identifying opportunities to improve profitability, reduce costs, and strengthen cash flow.
- Preparing customised management reports to meet the specific needs of directors and business owners.
- Meeting with directors to discuss the financial performance of the business, explain key trends, highlight areas of concern, and provide practical recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
Our management accounts are designed to give directors a clear understanding of their business performance, enabling them to make informed decisions and achieve sustainable financial growth.