Our work
Surveys
ADASS Spring Survey 2024
Our annual survey of Directors of Adult Social Services, essential reading for anyone interested in the challenges facing adult social care and implications for the NHS.
Reports & briefings
General election asks
When the 2024 General Election was called, we wanted to send a clear message to all political parties and decision makers about what needs to change so that adult social care can better enable people to live their best lives.
Reports & briefings
Consultations
ADASS submission to PAC call for evidence on NAO report reforming ASC
Our submission to the Public Accounts Committee call for evidence on reforming adult social care in England.
Reports & briefings
Consultations
ADASS submission to Visiting rights Consultation Response
Our submission to the Visiting rights Consultation Response
Reports & briefings
Consultations
ADASS Submission to Oflog Business plan consultation
Our submission to the Office for Local Government's Business plan consultation.
Reports & briefings
ADASS/IMPOWER: The Age of Intermediate Care
A joint report by ADASS and IMPOWER on intermediate care services
Consultations
ADASS submission to the Integration White Paper consultation
Our submission to the Integration White Paper consultation.
Consultations
ADASS submission to Integration of Primary and Community Care committee inquiry
Our submission to the Integration of Primary and Community Care committee inquiry.
Consultations
Consultations
Reports & briefings
The Economic Value of Social Care in the North East
A report commissioned by North East ADASS, produced by Impact Change Solutions, analysing the economic value of social care in the North East of England 2022.
Consultations
ADASS submission to the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Consultation 2023
Our response to the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Consultation 2023/24.
Reports & briefings
Time to act: a roadmap to reform care and support in England
Time to act: a roadmap to reform care and support in England proposes how care and support could be transformed in England, focusing on 10 key areas for change.
Consultations
ADASS submission to Local Government Finance Settlement Response Consultation 2024
Our response to the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Consultation 2024/25.
Consultations
ADASS submission to Health and Social Care Committee Prevention Inquiry
Our submission to the Health and Social Care Committee Prevention Inquiry
Consultations
Consultations
ADASS submission to Health and Social Care Committee Prevention Inquiry
Our submission to the Health and Social Care Committee Prevention Inquiry
Surveys / Reports & briefings
ADASS Rapid Survey 2021: Home Care and Workforce
This survey demonstrates a rapidly deteriorating situation in relation to social care for older and disabled people and for carers. In summary, for most areas of care, the trends documented in ADASS’s Spring Survey in July 2021 and the Rapid Survey reported in September have continued and escalated. More care at home is being delivered, […]
Reports & briefings / Surveys
ADASS Autumn Survey 2023: Part 1
This is the first of two reports sharing the findings from our 2023 Autumn Survey. This first report covers directors’ feedback on the state of social care services as we go into winter, the importance of good housing options, the interface between social care and the NHS.
Surveys
Surveys / Reports & briefings
ADASS Autumn Survey 2023: Part 2
This is the second of two reports sharing the findings from our 2023 Autumn Survey. This second report focuses on the issues relating to adult social care budgets and the number of people waiting for assessments, care and support or a direct payment to begin, or for a review of their care plan.