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Adult Social Care: Early Priorities for a New Government

This paper sets out short-term, practical steps that we believe the Government could take in the current financial context to create the conditions for adult social care to thrive.
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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.
A group of three adults, sat together at home. An older man and young male carer are sat alongside each other on a sofa, both smiling.
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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.
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ADASS/IMPOWER: The Age of Intermediate Care

A joint report by ADASS and IMPOWER on intermediate care services
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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.
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ADASS Spring Survey 2022: Implementing Reform Report

The report, part of the latest ADASS Member Survey “Spring Survey” 2022, outlines the results of ADASS members’ views on the timing, pace and resourcing of the different aspects of planned and in train changes to social care. The questions were asked as part of our Spring Survey and are being reported here in a standalone […]
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ADASS Survey 2022: People Waiting for Assessments, Care or Reviews

This is a summary of the ADASS survey carried out in April 2022, which combined acontinuation of the monthly monitoring of people waiting for assessments, care and support or a direct payment to begin or a review of their care plan (which was committed until July 2022), together with a repeat of the survey measuring […]
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ADASS Survey 2022: Waiting for Care and Support

Our new survey findings show that more than half a million people are now waiting for an adult social care assessment, for care or a direct payment to begin or for a review of their care.  This new evidence shows that despite staff working relentlessly over the last two years, levels of unmet, undermet or […]
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ADASS Survey 2022: Care, Support and Safeguards

ADASS has conducted a number of member surveys which have focused on different aspects of care, support and safeguards.  The latest of these member surveys which were undertaken in February and March 2022 have revisited some of the issues which we have explored in previous surveys. The results are set out in two short reports […]
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ADASS Survey 2022: Winter Contingencies

ADASS has conducted a number of member surveys which have focused on different aspects of care, support and safeguards.  The latest of these member surveys which were undertaken in February and March 2022 have revisited some of the issues which we have explored in previous surveys. The results are set out in two short reports […]
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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, […]
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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.
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ADASS Autumn Survey 2022

The findings of this report cover financial and market sustainability, homecare hours, the number of people waiting for assessments, care and support or a direct payment to begin, or for a review of their care plan, workforce sufficiency and the impact of the cost of living.
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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.
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ADASS Autumn Survey 2020

The findings of this report show sharp increases in requests for help from people being discharged from hospital, fleeing from domestic abuse, or losing their regular support from unpaid carers as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. 
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ADASS Autumn Survey 2022

The findings of this report cover financial and market sustainability, homecare hours, the number of people waiting for assessments, care and support or a direct payment to begin, or for a review of their care plan, workforce sufficiency and the impact of the cost of living.
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ADASS Autumn Survey 2020

The findings of this report show sharp increases in requests for help from people being discharged from hospital, fleeing from domestic abuse, or losing their regular support from unpaid carers as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. 
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