Social and community enterprises (SCEs) run shops and pubs, they provide transport, support fun activities, enable people to share accommodation and support them to be self-employed.
The focus of personalisation has been on supporting people in community settings, more needs to done to support people who are working to make personalisation happen in care homes for older people.
Investing in prevention, early intervention and community capacity building is a central feature of Asset-based Areas rather than a ’nice to have’ one.
KeyRing aims to support people living in their own homes through sharing their skills and talents with each other and with their communities. Building these networks is the role of the community living...
The Lambeth Living Well Collaborative was established in June 2010. The collaborative is a platform of partners who have come together to radically improve the outcomes experienced by people with severe...
Lancashire County Council adopted the Working Together for Change approach to co-producing commissioning in 2009. Working Together for Change is an approach that has eight steps to using information...
The guidance for the Care Act advocates the development and use of Market Position Statements, building on the learning from the Developing Care Markets for Quality and Choice programme . The aim of...
Council officers in Localtown were asked to develop a Market Position Statement for adult social care and support. It needed to be developed and agreed quite quickly. Council officers did not feel that...