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🏥 Built for care homes & residential settings

Protect your residents.
Pass every CQC inspection.

ShelfCheck creates a timestamped, staff-attributed digital record of every food date check — ready to show a CQC inspector the moment they walk through the door.

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No credit card required · Set up in 2 minutes · No app to download
15,000+
Care homes in the UK
100%
Digital audit trail
£19
per home per month
The problem

Paper date-checking puts your CQC rating at risk

A CQC inspector can arrive unannounced. When they ask for evidence of food safety procedures, a paper clipboard diary is the worst answer you can give.

⚠️ What inspectors are looking for

CQC Key Question 5 (Well-led) and food safety regulations require care homes to demonstrate robust food safety processes. Inspectors want to see who checked what, and when — not a diary that staff may have filled in retrospectively.

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Staff scan on their own phone — no training needed
Open the browser, scan the barcode, take a photo of the date. Done in 5 seconds. Any member of staff can do it from day one.
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Every scan is logged with name, date and time
ShelfCheck records who did the check, on which item, at exactly what time — automatically. You can't edit or delete scan history. Inspectors trust it.
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Weekly compliance report sent every Monday
The registered manager receives an automatic email summary every week — expired items, upcoming expirations, staff scan counts. Your evidence pack builds itself.
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Full searchable audit trail — years of history
Search any product, any date, any staff member. Show an inspector exactly when you last checked the milk, the yoghurts, the medication fridge. Instant. Unimpeachable.
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Daily alerts before anything expires
The manager receives an email at 5am listing everything expiring that day and this week. Nothing slips through. No resident is ever served food past its date.
How it works

Up and running in minutes

1
Sign up — get your store code instantly
Fill in your home's name and email. You get a unique store code and manager PIN immediately — no waiting, no setup call needed.
2
Staff open the app on their phone — no download
Give your staff the website address. They enter the store code and their 4-digit PIN. That's it — they're in the app and ready to scan.
3
Scan products during routine date checks
Point the phone camera at the barcode. The app identifies the product and asks for the expiry date. Done in seconds per item.
4
Manager gets weekly reports and daily alerts
Automatic Monday morning report lands in your inbox. Daily 5am alert for anything expiring. Your CQC evidence is building every single day.
Pricing

One simple price

No contracts. No setup fees. Cancel anytime.
Care Home Standard
£19/month per home
Full access to everything ShelfCheck offers
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Multi-site / Group
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For groups with multiple care homes — volume pricing and group dashboards available
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