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Taking care to get the best carers
The importance and impact of high quality care staff has been overlooked by the UK government for too long. There is a real and urgent need to address this now
Read MoreA social investment perspective on supported living
A view from a key Coral investor on the rationale amd impact of social investment into supported living
Read MoreSay it in Anglo-Saxon
What did the Anglo-Saxons ever do for us? Well, for one, they created the first examples of supported living over 1,000 years ago
Read MoreIn praise of Tizard – disbelief and data
The Tizard Centre at Kent University has existed for 28 years. It describes itself as “at the forefront of research into autism, intellectual disability and community care.”
Read MoreLife begins at 40
In politics everything must be ‘transformed’ because no-one votes for modest improvements. But what if promises turn out to be fantasies?
Read MoreConsulting is more than listening
A judgement handed down in the High Court found the department of work and pensions (DWP) had failed to consult disabled people adequately before publishing the national disability strategy
Read MoreKeep the Home fires burning
Homes England is an unsung hero in the unglamorous, but necessary, business of patiently assembing sites and remediating land for housing
Read MoreThe impact of the pandemic on technology in adult social care
There weren’t too many good things to have come out of the pandemic. However, one silver lining may have been the accelerated take-up of digital technology in health and care settings.
Read MoreSet aside land for specialised housing
To: Rt Hon. Robert Jenrick MPSecretary of state for housing, communities and local government Housing and planning – the need to allocate land for supported living
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