People working in adult social care in England will benefit from at least £500 million from the Health and Social Care Levy to improve recruitment, retention, progression, and staff wellbeing. In ...

As the Casey Commission investigates the future of adult social care, Simon Bottery explores 12 key questions it will need to ...

There are three times more jobs that need to be filled in adult social care than there are any other type of healthcare role.

Investing in staff pay and training can address the workforce crisis in adult care and improve care home performance, according to new research published in the latest issue of the journal Human ...

Care homes and home care providers will benefit from a new £162.5 million workforce retention and recruitment fund to bolster the dedicated care workforce. Local authorities across England will soon ...

A woman from South Yorkshire says the adult social care system is "broken" and has called for greater transparency in the funding process. Julie Sharp was born with triple X syndrome, a genetic ...

England's adult social care sector is struggling to offer pay rates and progression that attract and retain workers in a system that is under substantial pressure, according to a group of academics.

Adult social care covers a large range of services given to the frail and disabled, from home visits to end-of-life care. Unlike the NHS, care is not free: there is both a needs assessment and a means ...

Laura Noszlopy is a research fellow in the School of Social Policy at University of Birmingham. Until June 2022, she was research fellow on a project examining the impact of Care Act easements, funded ...

The 2014 Care Act ('the Act') has been called the most significant reform of adult social care in England since 1948, introducing a core legal entitlement of adults to care and support based on the ...

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