Topic: Adult social care

Our work on social care policy, services and reform

Reforming social care is about more than funding

Simon Bottery considers the priorities for the upcoming social care Green Paper.

What is social care?

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What is social care and how does it work?

Our series of short videos and related content is intended to help clarify what social care is, how it’s provided and paid for, and how it works with the NHS and other services.

Social care for older people

Social care for older people: Home truths

This report looks at social care services for older people and the impact of cuts in local authority spending on social care providers and on older people, their families and carers.

Illustrated summary of the Barker Commission's final report

Illustrated summary of the Barker Commission's final report and recommendations on separate systems for health and social care.

The King's Fund responds to the annual ADASS Budget Survey 2018

"This latest evidence, from every council in England, lays bare once again the need for, as the Prime Minister put it herself, a proper plan to pay for and provide social care"

Should free personal care be available in England?

Simon Bottery explores a key social care difference between England and Scotland and considers whether it’s time for change.

2018 GSK IMPACT Awards: Seaview Project

Seaview Project improves the quality of life for homeless and insecurely housed people in Hastings and St Leonards, East Sussex.

2018 GSK IMPACT Awards: Birchwood Centre

Birchwood Centre provides support and accommodation for vulnerable young people who are homeless or in housing need in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire.

A fork in the road: next steps for social care funding reform

This report published jointly with the Health Foundation pulls together new financial modelling, public perceptions work and policy analysis to identify the problems with adult social care in England and outline options for its reform.

Social care reform at a fork in the road, says new report

The Health Foundation and The King’s Fund have highlighted a worrying lack of progress on social care reform, in extensive new analysis of funding pressures and options for change.

Outstanding social care: exploring good practice

Social care needs political support and better workforce planning

Alex Baylis calls for a more strategic approach to developing the social care workforce.

Health care funding models

Approaches to social care funding

It is widely accepted that the system for funding social care is in urgent need of reform, but there is little sign of a long-term solution on the horizon. In this report we consider five different approaches, setting out the implications of each.

Age UK care co-ordinator roles

Older people with long-term conditions often face a bewildering array of disconnected services rather than joined-up, holistic care. In 2012, Age UK decided to use its skills and resources to support the health and care system in addressing these problems.

Alex Baylis and Susie Perks-Baker: Embedding enhanced health care in care homes

Alex Baylis and Dr Susie Perks-Baker share findings from The King’s Fund’s report, Enhanced health in care homes.

Zoe Wyrko: The health and wellbeing benefits of an intergenerational approach

Zoe Wyrko discusses the health and wellbeing benefits of an intergenerational approach, sharing learning from Channel 4’s Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds.

Enhanced health in care homes: learning from experiences so far

This report looks at experiences so far in the areas of England working on delivering enhanced health in care homes.

The King's Fund responds to the government's announcement on the social care Green Paper

The Green Paper will only be meaningful if it results in a fundamental reform to the social care system, says Simon Bottery.

Stopping the blame game around delayed transfers of care

Simon Bottery looks at the context behind the latest row on the Better Care Fund and delayed transfers of care.

The NHS and social care under a minority government

State of health and care in England

Services are at full stretch and struggling to maintain standards, says Chris Ham.

The King’s Fund comments on the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report

The report highlights that the NHS is under increasing pressure, with demand for services growing faster than funding and with recruiting and retaining staff representing a huge challenge.

Enhanced health in care homes: lessons from good practice on embedding integrated care

Age-related dependency needs policy and long-term planning

Can we reduce late-life dependency or plan for it better? David Oliver reflects on the findings of a recent Lancet paper and asks what we can do to tackle the challenges it highlights.

Future of adult social care funding reading list

A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.

Social care finances: Our work on social care funding, budgets and finance