Why CareGist
The Care Quality Commission does vital work publishing the raw regulatory register. CareGist builds the operational layer above it.
CareGist is not a replacement for the regulator. It is the operational layer above it. CQC provides the raw regulatory feed. CareGist cleans, normalises, geocodes, packages, and monitors that data so product teams, operators, and analysts can use it in recurring workflows.
4.8 weeks
Average family search time before choosing care
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2.2 weeks
Average time from decision to move-in
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Families who later regret their care choice
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How CareGist adds value
Raw regulatory data is hard to use in day-to-day work
Context
The public register is valuable, but most teams still need to clean, filter, export, and compare it manually.
How we help
CareGist packages the same underlying regulatory data into search, exports, monitoring, and API workflows.
Location-aware care market work is cumbersome
Context
Nearby search, coordinates, and local authority grouping matter for matching, analytics, and local market operations.
How we help
We normalise geospatial data and make nearby search part of the product instead of a separate data engineering task.
Static snapshots go stale quickly in operational teams
Context
Analysts and operators need to know what changed since yesterday, not just what existed in the last downloaded CSV.
How we help
Provider monitoring and change alerts turn the dataset into a continuous-use workflow.
Most buyers want packaged answers before raw API plumbing
Context
Teams often need to prove value in a dashboard or export before engineering resources are assigned.
How we help
CareGist leads with dashboard and export workflows while keeping API access available when integration is justified.
Our commitment to accuracy
We are careful about what we claim. We do not describe CareGist as live occupancy, live pricing, or real-time source data. We state what the implementation supports today: daily refresh, monitoring, exports, and workflow-ready access to cleaned regulatory data.
CareGist is built on CQC data published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Crown copyright and database right. CareGist is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Care Quality Commission.
Where CareGist fits
LaingBuisson is strong for periodic strategy and institutional intelligence. CareGist is built for operational, continuous-use workflows at a fraction of the cost.
Who CareGist launches for
CareTech teams and product builders
- Daily-refreshed provider data through dashboard, exports, and API
- Stable access layer over the public register
- Geospatial search, coordinates, local authority, and quality fields
- Faster path to usable care data without rebuilding a cleaning pipeline
- Low-friction self-serve starting point
Care groups and operators
- Monitor local markets and rating changes continuously
- Benchmark group portfolios using the same cleaned dataset
- Export shortlists and regional views into operating workflows
- Use dashboard-first access without needing internal engineering support
- Claim and enrich listings as a secondary workflow
Commissioners and local authorities
- Group benchmarking across 4,876 care organisations
- Regional quality trends and rating distribution
- Monitoring and exports for market visibility
- Enriched CSV exports with quality scores and CQC report links
- Enterprise contact path for procurement-heavy rollouts
Families and provider claiming
- Directory pages and provider profiles remain available
- Claimed providers can still add richer profile information
- Search and browse flows preserve existing directory utility
- These are valuable secondary motions, not the launch message
- Operational workflows stay at the centre of the product story