First step

Your NC family care home first-step compliance checklist.

Updated August 2026 · 7 Items · 2-minute read

The 7 items every North Carolina family care home operator should have in order before their first DHSR inspection — license, fire safety, training records, medication policy, evacuation plan, incident reporting, and resident files. This is a public preview of what CareTrack ships ready to track out of the box.

NC Family Care Home — 7 first-step items

Run the first-step checklist.

Check each item off as you confirm it for your facility. Your progress saves on this device — when you start a CareTrack trial, the same 7 items pre-load into your operator workspace.

  • Annual license renewal on file Current DHSR license displayed and the renewal date tracked so DHSR never cites an out-of-date posting. Read the full guide →
  • Fire safety inspection completed Most recent local fire marshal inspection logged with date and outcome — flagged if it's past 12 months. Read the DHSR inspection guide →
  • Staff training records up to date Administrator CE, Medication Aide, and CPR/First Aid certificates current for every staff member on the roster. Read the full guide →
  • Medication administration policy written Written policy on file covering administration, storage, disposal, and error reporting per 10A NCAC 13G. Read the Medication Aide guide →
  • Evacuation plan posted and practiced Written plan posted in the facility and fire drills logged on the cadence DHSR expects to see. Read the emergency preparedness guide →
  • Incident reporting procedure documented Written procedure for reporting incidents, accidents, and abuse/neglect per DHSR expectations. Read the full guide →
  • Resident admission and assessment files current Admission contracts, physician orders, and care plans present for every current resident and reviewed on the required schedule. Read the DHSR inspection guide →
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CareTrack ships with all 7 items ready to track.

Start a free trial and the same 7 items pre-load as your operator checklist — with calendar entries, document storage, and reminder cadence already wired up to DHSR's reporting windows.

  • Pre-loaded NC FCH first-step items — license, fire safety, training, medication policy, evacuation, incidents, resident files
  • Document storage for every certificate, plan, and policy — one place for the inspector
  • Reminder cadence mapped to DHSR's reporting windows so nothing lapses silently

Stay inspection-ready from day one.

Pair this checklist with a CareTrack workspace and every item on it becomes a tracked deadline — no spreadsheets, no missed renewals, no citation risk from a single lapse.

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