Category: Community Care- Adults
Councils would be assessed on their adult social services performance every three to four years under proposed reforms to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) local authority assurance process. Authorities would also be expected to carry out an annual self-assessment, which would be discussed with the CQC, while the regulator also intends to carry out thematic […]
Adult safeguarding caseloads are continuing to mount in England, government data has shown. The numbers of safeguarding concerns received by councils increased by 4% year on year in 2024-25, from 615,530 to 640,240, the eighth consecutive annual rise in referrals, according to data from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). At the same […]
The number of work visas given to overseas care staff fell by 81% over the last year, Home Office figures have shown. Just 5,189 health and care worker visas were granted to care workers in the year to September 2025, compared with 27,941 over the previous 12 months, according to quarterly immigration statistics published last […]
Direct payment users and self-funders must be fully involved in the negotiation of fair pay agreements (FPAs) for adult social care staff, a disability rights leader has urged. Clenton Farquharson, who draws on social care himself, raised concerns that people receiving support would be excluded from decision making in relation to FPAs, despite bearing some […]
The number of work visas given to overseas care staff fell by 81% over the last year, Home Office figures have shown. Just 5,189 health and care worker visas were granted to care workers in the year to September 2025, compared with 27,941 over the previous 12 months, according to quarterly immigration statistics published last […]
Hundreds of thousands of care workers will get a 4.1% pay rise next April after chancellor Rachel Reeves announced she would increase the national living wage by 50p per hour. Under the measure, which will be included in tomorrow’s Autumn Budget, the pay floor for workers aged 21 and over will increase from £12.21 to […]
Adult social care budgets in England are facing a £623m overspend this year due to mounting demand for care for people with complex needs, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has found. Adults’ services directors also predict needing to save £869m in 2026-27 to balance their adult social care budgets, according to […]
Home care funding is £2bn short of what is required this year in England, a provider body has found. The Homecare Association said its research also revealed that the market for services was “deeply fragmented” and “over-saturated”, with commissioners purchasing relatively few hours from many providers, leaving the viability of some organisations at risk. In […]
Overseas care workers face a 15-year wait – three times the current level – to be able to settle in the UK, under government plans to tighten up the immigration system. The proposal, issued for consultation yesterday, was dubbed by sector leaders as a “a grave injustice” that risked deepening a “crisis” in the social […]
Mental health law is undergoing significant change in England and Wales. The current Mental Health Bill will make substantial changes to the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) and, to ensure you are up to speed, Community Care is holding a masterclass on the reforms. The event, on 18 March 2026 at etc.Venues, Manchester, and will […]