ADASS is the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, furthering the interests of those who need social care services.https://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mjmbpncczs2kNew research commissioned by @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social found more than half of adult social care staff begin caring for patients without receiving any dementia training. Our President @jessmcp.bsky.social welcomes any call for upskilling and providing adequate training for all #socialcarestaff.16 Apr 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmbpncczs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mhxixqz2522dADASS President @jessmcp.bsky.social responded to the Government’s announcement on local government reorganisation saying it must not come at the expense of people who rely on care and support. www.adass.org.uk/local-government-reorganisation-must-not-come-at-expense-of-people-who-rely-on-care/ https://www.adass.org.uk/local-government-reorganisation-must-not-come-at-expense-of-people-who-rely-on-care/26 Mar 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxixqz2522dhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mhpznc7bas2x'Providing structured support for newly qualified social workers is both necessary and valuable in helping them build confidence and capability in practice,' said ADASS President @jessmcp.bsky.social. ASYE for adults' social workers to continue https://communitycare.co.uk/content/news/asye-for-adults-social-workers-to-continue-but-skills-for-care-no-longer-responsible-for-delivery23 Mar 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpznc7bas2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mhdecv4qpk2y‘Supported housing must move from the periphery to centre stage to deliver better outcomes for people.’ Neil Revely discusses why supported housing must be at the centre of policy, planning and investment for adult social care. Read his blog: https://www.adass.org.uk/supported-housing-the-missing-link-in-social-care-reform/18 Mar 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdecv4qpk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mhbhae3z722nFor World Social Work Day, we’d like to thank social workers for the important role they play in improving the lives of people who draw on care and support. Our PSW member network represents the voice of social workers in shaping policy and best practice in ASC. #WSWD202617 Mar 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbhae3z722nhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mgupayspgs2rThe adults with disabilities team at Bradford Council discuss their Promote the Vote campaign which supports adults with learning disabilities to understand their right to vote in elections. www.adass.org.uk/upholding-human-rights-promoting-the-vote-for-adults-with-learning-disabilities/ https://www.adass.org.uk/upholding-human-rights-promoting-the-vote-for-adults-with-learning-disabilities/12 Mar 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgupayspgs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mgfr2w45f224This #IWD2026, we’re sharing reflections from leaders across the sector on how mentorship, knowledge-sharing and inclusive leadership can help women progress and lead in adult social care.06 Mar 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfr2w45f224https://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mgd5dqsh222xOur President Jess McGregor responds to today's speech by Dame Louise Casey at the Nuffield Trust Summit. She says adult social care has been missing from the national debate for too long. Read more: https://www.adass.org.uk/adass-responds-to-caseys-speech-at-nuffield-trust-summit-2026/05 Mar 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd5dqsh222xhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mgclgyv7tk23From shaping LGR to driving digital transformation to support carers, Kathryn Marsden OBE, former Chief Executive @scie.org.uk, reflects on the charity’s work to improve social care for adults and children in her blog: www.adass.org.uk/looking-ahead-supporting-social-care-through-change/ https://www.adass.org.uk/looking-ahead-supporting-social-care-through-change/05 Mar 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgclgyv7tk23https://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mg2zgh65qs2mStorytelling is not a “nice extra” in adult social care, it's a strategic tool for culture change and better commissioning.’ North West ADASS discuss their work on storytelling. Read the full blog. www.adass.org.uk/why-storytelling-matters-in-adult-social-care-insights-from-north-west-adass/02 Mar 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2zgh65qs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mf7uoqc72s2lA NEW guest blog from @unitedresponse.bsky.social showcases its ‘Our Life Stories’ exhibition which has been co-produced by people with learning disabilities and autistic people to share their stories. Read the piece here: www.adass.org.uk/our-life-stories/ #CareCantWait https://www.adass.org.uk/our-life-stories/19 Feb 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7uoqc72s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mf7e4hr3rc2gOur CEO Sally Burlington responded to DHSC’s recent announcement regarding the above-inflation increase to allowances for working-age adults. Read our full response. www.adass.org.uk/adass-responds-to-dhscs-announcement-on-working-age-adults/ https://www.adass.org.uk/adass-responds-to-dhscs-announcement-on-working-age-adults/19 Feb 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7e4hr3rc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3meqg5nebls27We're celebrating #NAW2026 and highlighting the positive impact OT apprentices play in adult social care. Their role contributes to building a skilled workforce for the future. We wish everyone embarking on an apprenticeship in adult social care every success. #CareCantWait13 Feb 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqg5nebls27https://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3mejhdf3e7k2xAdult social care has been under intense financial strain for as long as I can remember.’ @jamesbullion.bsky.social discusses local government’s leadership role in reforming ASC and @local.gov.uk's new conversation series – ‘Care where we live’. Read his blog: www.adass.org.uk/care-where-we-live/ https://www.adass.org.uk/care-where-we-live/10 Feb 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejhdf3e7k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m7zozgzl5k2h‘Peterborough City Council’s ASC team’s digital transformation aims to empower communities, streamline services and support staff and residents’. Tina Hornsby shares how this is improving outcomes for social care practitioners and people. http://adass.org.uk/peterborough-city-councils-digital-transformation-journey-empowering-its-workforce-and-delivering-better-outcomes-for-people15 Dec 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zozgzl5k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m7sddgtmuc2kWhen you start something new, there is excitement but that churning that you hope you can do the job well'. Rashpal Bishop looks ahead to stepping into the role as ADASS Vice President in 2026. Read her blog: www.adass.org.uk/introducing-rashpal-bishop-adass-incoming-vice-president-in-2026 https://www.adass.org.uk/introducing-rashpal-bishop-adass-incoming-vice-president-in-202612 Dec 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sddgtmuc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m7nkot5zc22hCongratulations to Nnena Kalu on winning the #Turnerprize as the first learning-disabled artist to win it, inspiring others and ensuring that people with a learning disability are 'seen, heard, included and valued in all aspects of life'. www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/nnena-kalu-turner-prize-winner-2025-b2881046.html10 Dec 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nkot5zc22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m7nh7hf7ms2e“Public conversations on adult social care tend to default to crisis, cost and individual tragedy.” Phoebe Kerr reflects on delivering comms training to our members on how we can talk about social care. Read her blog: www.adass.org.uk/a-year-of-narrative-change-training https://www.adass.org.uk/a-year-of-narrative-change-training10 Dec 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nh7hf7ms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m6wjmoug4k2v“Some key elements of social care, remain unsettled and contested and we see national reform initiatives get shelved one after another.” @catherineneedham.bsky.social reflects on why social care must be approached as an interconnected ecosystem. Read her blog: http://adass.org.uk/we-can-all-agree-social-care-is-complex-but-does-that-help/01 Dec 2025 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wjmoug4k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m6ovajjass2fADASS Vice President, Phil Holmes, explores what a National Neighbourhood Health Service could mean for people, communities and social care. Great to see Jacqui from our #CareCantWait campaign taking part in the panel as well. #ncasc2528 Nov 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ovajjass2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m6mlu3kibc2fIt’s Abbie and her PA Dani from our #CareCantWait campaign! Great lunchtime session at #ncasc25 on how Wiltshire Council and Pioneers from Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living are working together to improve adult social care.27 Nov 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mlu3kibc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m6mlrrguo22fWe were joined this afternoon at #ncasc25 by Minister for Care @skinnock.bsky.social for an important discussion on the future of social care. On the risk of neighbourhood health being dominated by the NHS, he said: “Social care must stand alongside health, not behind it or underneath it.27 Nov 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mlrrguo22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m6mauyas322f#ncasc25 day 2! What does a Fair Pay Agreement mean for adult social care? Panellists include Tandra Forster, Chair of the ADASS National Commissioning Network and @clentonf.bsky.social. #FairPayAgreement #Workforce #adultsocialcare27 Nov 2025 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mauyas322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m6k3omdgfs2m@mel-williams.bsky.social and Sarah McClinton, both past Presidents of ADASS, join @impower.bsky.social for a session on how councils can replace siloed services with a more inclusive, lifelong approach to supporting young people into adulthood. #ncasc2526 Nov 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6k3omdgfs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m6jsb6yr4k2i“I tell my story so that future generations don’t have to go through the box ticking I did, to be able to get the care I need.” Powerful words from Freya who shared her story as part of our Care Can’t Wait campaign. Read her story: https://www.adass.org.uk/campaign_articles/freyas-story-how-my-experience-of-social-care-drives-me-to-create-change/ #ncasc25 #reframingsocialcare26 Nov 2025 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jsb6yr4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m6jrchfea22k@blimeysimon.bsky.social sets the context for the session using @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social polling to show that, unprompted, most people don’t see adult social care as a high priority for the public. He says we need to do more to get people’s attention first and foremost. #ncasc2526 Nov 2025 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jrchfea22khttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m6jqfdsfzs2kADASS President Jess McGregor is joined by @blimeysimon.bsky.social , @clentonf.bsky.social, and Freya Viles from Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living for a session on reframing social care and why stories matter. #ncasc2526 Nov 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jqfdsfzs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m6jnjvexqc2rADASS President, Jess McGregor, opens #ncasc25 this morning. “Care doesn’t begin at 18 & end at 65. It runs through whole lives — shaping families, identities & futures. Our systems must start behaving as though that’s true.”26 Nov 2025 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jnjvexqc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/adass.bsky.social/post/3m6hkpgwglc2s“The underfunding of adult social care is forcing councils to make impossible choices, trying to balance financial sustainability with doing the right thing for those relying on us." ADASS President, @jessmcp.bsky.social responds to our Autumn Survey report. https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/11/25/adult-social-care-faces-600m-overspend-due-to-mounting-demand-finds-adass/25 Nov 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:47v3xmvlqaavelll7j2b5i3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hkpgwglc2s