CQC Compliance Activity Tracker: Still Me vs Oomph! vs mCare Compared
A CQC compliance activity tracker isn’t the same thing as an activity content platform or a care planning system — and after 35 years working in care, I’ve seen homes get marked down at inspection simply because they bought the wrong one. If you’re comparing Oomph! Wellbeing and Activities (now part of Person Centred Software), PCS’s mCare digital care planning system, and Still Me right now, here’s what actually sets them apart.
The short answer
- Oomph! is an activity content and training platform — thousands of ready-made activities, exercise classes, radio, and staff training, designed to give coordinators things to do with residents.
- mCare / PCS Digital Care Planning is the clinical and care-record system most homes already run day to day.
- Still Me is built specifically to log activity participation and turn it into CQC evidence, mapped directly to Regulation 9 (Person-Centred Care), Regulation 10 (Dignity and Respect), Regulation 17 (Good Governance), and Regulation 18 (Staffing) — plus a Family Dashboard so relatives can see the engagement happening in real time.
Most homes don’t need to rip out what they already use. What they need is a genuine CQC compliance activity tracker — something that proves the activity work already happening is meeting the standard CQC expects — and that’s the gap I built Still Me to close.
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | Still Me | Oomph! (PCS) | mCare (PCS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activity content library | — | ✓ 3,000+ activities, exercise classes, radio/podcasts | — |
| Real-time activity logging | ✓ | Partial (calendar-based) | ✓ (clinical/care notes) |
| CQC evidence pack (Reg 9, 10, 17, 18) | ✓ Automatic, regulation-mapped | — | Partial — general care evidence, not activity-specific |
| Staff CPD Dashboard (Reg 18) | ✓ | Training courses available separately | — |
| Family Dashboard (key worker notes to family) | ✓ £1/resident/day add-on | — | Limited family portal features |
| Purpose-built for hard-to-reach residents (cognitive, sensory, behavioural, end-of-life) | ✓ Core specialisation | General content, not evidence-focused | — |
| Weekly coaching for activity coordinators (planning + peer network) | ✓ | — | — |
| Designed to complement existing care systems | ✓ | ✓ | N/A (is the care system) |
Why a CQC compliance activity tracker matters at inspection
CQC inspectors don’t just want to know activities are happening — they want to see it proven, the same way you’d prove medication administration or safeguarding actions. Most homes can show a full activities calendar and still get marked down under Well-Led or Person-Centred Care, simply because there’s no auditable trail showing who participated, how often, and what impact it had.
That’s the exact gap Still Me was built to close. It isn’t a new legal requirement — the requirement already exists. As a purpose-built CQC compliance activity tracker, Still Me just gives you the digital proof, in a format your inspector can see at a glance.
Beyond the software: weekly coaching for coordinators
Activity coordinators are often working alone in their role, without anyone else in the building who fully understands what the job involves. Still Me includes weekly coaching sessions through The Coordinator’s Table, where coordinators can network with peers and plan, resident by resident, especially for those who are hardest to reach — cognitive, sensory, behavioural, or end-of-life needs. It’s not just a tracker sitting on a dashboard; it’s ongoing support to help coordinators actually close the gap for the residents who are easiest to overlook.
Which CQC compliance activity tracker do you actually need?
Already using Oomph! or mCare
Keep it. Still Me sits alongside both and turns the activity work you’re already doing into inspection-ready evidence.
Need content and staff training
That’s Oomph!’s strength — thousands of ready-made activities and exercise classes for your coordinators to draw on.
Need to prove person-centred care
That’s what Still Me, as a dedicated CQC compliance activity tracker, is built for — a regulation-mapped evidence pack covering every resident, including the hardest to reach.
See it for yourself
Book a free demo and I’ll show you exactly how Still Me plugs into what you’re already doing, and how it maps directly to the regulations CQC inspectors are checking against.
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