“Understanding people’s lives fully, provides care & support that is personal, respectful, & effective." jess mcgregor discusses why EEDI is important in adult social care and how we'll place these values at the heart of our organisation, in her blog:👇 adass.org.uk/equity-equalit…

Early care and support can enable us to live in better health for longer. Yet, our survey of Directors shows they aren’t confident their budgets will be sufficient to meet their statutory prevention and wellbeing duties. See our report👇 adass.org.uk/documents/adas… #CareCantWait

Our new survey showed the financial challenges councils face as more people draw on complex social care. We warned that without adequate funding for adult social care, the Government’s ambition to shift from hospital to community won’t be realised. adass.org.uk/documents/adas…

ADASS Vice President, Phil Holmes gives his personal take on efficiency and productivity in adult social care, and how a wrong-headed approach risks increasing costs and missing opportunities. Read his blog: adass.org.uk/looking-throug…

The case for prevention is clear, but the path to preventative services and supports is not straightforward. It is difficult to invest in better long-term outcomes, when short term savings need to be made and immediate needs for care and support have to be met. #CareCantWait

We're backing the ADASS #CareCantWait campaign, shining a light on the importance and impact of good adult #SocialCare. Four in five of us will need care at some point but public awareness remains low. Find out more and join us in showing your support: adass.org.uk/care-cant-wait/

After a serious fall, Margaret didn’t just recover, she regained her independence. Six months on, she’s driving again, doing her weekly shop, & baking cakes, all thanks to the support of social care. This is a powerful reminder of why #CareCantWait adass.org.uk/campaign_artic…

We're hiring! Are you an ambitious media professional with a passion for communicating with the public & media about pressing public policy issues? The right person can make a real difference to adult social care in this exciting role. For more info: adass.org.uk/opportunities/…

Today, we take unpaid carers’ voices to Parliament. #ProtestFromHome

To deliver good outcomes for people, the shift into communities must be adequately resourced and planned. Read more about the impact of NHS pressures on adult social care in our full report on pages 38 – 42. adass.org.uk/documents/adas… #CareCantWait #SpringSurvey2025

Unpaid carers can’t even take time off to fight for their right to a proper break. Sign the petition at carers.org/protest #ProtestFromHome

More than three-quarters of our Directors in our annual survey have seen an increase in unpaid carers approaching councils for support in the past year as the impact on caring takes its toll on their health, wellbeing & finances. Read our full report. adass.org.uk/documents/adas…

Our former Chief Executive, Cathie Williams, gave evidence today at Module 6 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, highlighting the importance of social care in pandemic planning. Watch Cathie give evidence: youtube.com/live/FIJqkcoSO…

Our annual survey shows Directors overspent on their budgets last year. This has an impact on the choice and quality of care and support available. It leaves less money for prevention that would likely improve outcomes for people. See our report adass.org.uk/documents/adas…

We’re hiring a Communications Officer! Help share our work with the public, media and partners. If you can turn complex info into powerful messages and build strong relationships with journalists and colleagues, we’d love to hear from you. adass.org.uk/opportunities/… #commsjobs

Directors have reduced spending on prevention by at least 10 percent our #SpringSurvey2025 shows. Adult social care needs to be adequately funded to allow for investment in preventive measures that improve outcomes for people, carers & councils’ funds. adass.org.uk/documents/adas…

As the care visa route ends, combined with a decline in British people taking up roles, it remains an urgent priority to improve pay & conditions for care workers to attract new talent & retain people Skills for Care adass.org.uk/adass-responds…

ADASS President, Jess McGregor warns ‘there are huge numbers of people who fall outside state funded care who will struggle to resource the care they need.’ Read more of her insights in the article.👇 inews.co.uk/news/health/la…

ADASS President, jess mcgregor warns that there are huge numbers of people who fall outside of state funded care who will struggle to resource the care they need. Read more of her insights in the article.👇inews.co.uk/news/health/la…

As Module 6 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry concludes today, we're releasing a song to honour the extraordinary dedication of England's 740,000 professional #homecare workers who continued to deliver essential care despite significant personal risk, often lacking adequate PPE, testing, or