Adults and older people
Do you work with adults or older people?
Browse resources most relevant to your setting.
Adult day care
Support services offered within a care home, centre or directly in the community can help people who need support, or simply company and friendship
Adult placement
Adult placement services recruit people living in the community and approve them as adult placement carers
Care at home
Care at home makes sure that as many people as possible are supported in their own homes. The care at home service can touch on all aspects of your daily life in your own home
Care homes for adults
Care homes can provide all aspects of a person’s accommodation, support, nursing and personal care or support
Care homes for older people
Care homes can provide all aspects of a person’s accommodation, support, nursing and personal care or support
Community planning and strategic commissioning
Community Planning Partnerships, Integrated Joint Boards, Local Authorities and others involved in the strategic provision of social care and social work services
Criminal and community justice
Individuals, agencies and services working together to support, manage and supervise people who have committed offences
Housing support
Housing support covers a range of activities that allow people to maintain their accommodation, meet their duties and responsibilities as a tenant and get involved in the local community
Short breaks and respite care
Short breaks and respite care should provide a positive experience for you and a break for carers from the main caring tasks. It improves your quality of life by providing an opportunity to have a break from your usual routine
Related programmes and publications
Browse related improvement activity led by the Care Inspectorate
Latest adult and health bulletin
A weekly bulletin produced by our policy team providing an update on the key developments in adult social care and health.
