There are 16 core outcomes, grouped into six categories, described in this document http://www.cqc.org.uk/_db/_documents/Summary_of_regulations_outcomes_and_judgement_framework_FINAL_081209.pdf
When a CQC inspection takes place the inspector decides which outcomes are appropriate and records whether there are: no concerns, minor concerns, moderate concerns or major concerns about it.
The CQC also maintains a set of licences for each home which record whether the home is licenced, for example, for treatement of disease, disorder or injury. A licence can be recorded as licenced or licenced with improvements required.
CareHomeMap has now added this information to its web-site. Although it's tempting to assume that an outcome with moderate concerns is the same as an adequate rating in the old system the CQC specifically warns about using the outcome system as a rating. CareHomeMap has accomodated this by displaying old rating information and new outcome information side by side.
Many homes appear to have taken the opportunity to register under the new system with a different name in order to start with a clean inspection history. As homes with different names at the same postcode are displayed side by side on the CareHomeMap map it is quite straightforward to match them up. Some homes appear to have taken the opportunity to change their postcode and this is harder to match up but a bit of digging around on the map will usually find the predecessor.
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