Disability Home Care Social Services 
Community Care
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Funding shortfall However, this does not cover the extra costs facing authorities from the impact of the employer NICs rise on the providers that they commission, notably in adults’ services. Employers cannot offer fair pay without a fair price for care. If Labour is serious about improving social care, they must act now.”
Community Care
OCTOBER 30, 2024
However, this has not been set out explicitly by the Treasury, nor has any funding been announced to cover the impact of the increase on voluntary and private sector employers, including care providers, though the smallest businesses will be protected. These decisions risk sending many over the edge.”
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Community Care
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The minimum price commissioners should pay home care providers will rise by 11.8% next year due to increases in the national living wage and the impact of inflation on services’ costs. Pay care staff ‘much more than national living wage’ – .
Community Care
MARCH 3, 2025
The Care Quality Commission has issued the first outstanding rating for a council since it resumed assessing local authority adult social services at the end of 2023. ‘Proactive’ monitoring of service quality The London borough proactively monitored the quality of commissioned services.
Community Care
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Reduced service capacity Workforce shortages had resulted in reduced service capacity. The number of registered care home beds shrank by 0.6% This risked leaving people in deprived areas, who are more dependent on state services, going without care, it warned.
Community Care
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
between the amount English commissioners paid domiciliary care providers and the fees required to pay staff the current NLW of £10.42. The finding was based on comparing data from 99% of councils and 52% of NHS integrated care boards (ICBs) against the association’s the minimum price for home care, which was £25.95
Community Care
JANUARY 13, 2022
Over half have taken the “least acceptable” actions in response to the situation including prioritising life-sustaining care, being unable to undertake reviews of risk, relying on family members, carers or providers for these or leaving vulnerable people isolated for longer periods than usual.
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