Why Care Homes Switch to Atara Care
Established care systems do many things well. Here's where we're genuinely different — and where it matters most for your residents and your next CQC inspection.
We're a newer product. We don't win everywhere. But on the things that cause medication errors, failed inspections, and staff burnout — we were built from scratch to solve them.
Built in 2025. Not retrofitted from 2008.
Legacy systems have years of development behind them — that's real value. But they were built for a different era of care delivery. Atara Care was designed from day one for CQC's current inspection framework, mobile-first working, and the staffing pressures care homes face today.
| Feature | Atara Care | Typical Legacy System |
|---|---|---|
| Transparent per-bed pricing (no per-seat fees) | ||
| Auto-tagged evidence mapped to CQC regulations | ||
| CQC evidence pack generated in under 2 minutes | ||
| PRSB-compliant 'About Me' person-centred profiles | ||
| Offline mobile eMAR — works without WiFi (Live) | ||
| Structured shift handover templates (SBAR format) — built in | ||
| CQC evidence gap analysis — shows exactly which regulations lack evidence | ||
| Average setup time under 1 week | ||
| Typical monthly cost — 60-bed home | £300 Essential £480 Professional £720 Enterprise | £1,200+/month (plus per-seat and add-on fees) |
Comparison is based on publicly available product information and general market characteristics as of Q1 2026. “Legacy systems” refers to established care management platforms as a category — individual products vary. Atara Care makes no specific claims about named third-party products.