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More than 500,000 adults are now waiting for social care, up from 294,000 (72%) last year, according to new research by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS).

Three quarters of learning disability care providers turned away new admissions to services in 2021, while more than a third closed their services completely, according to Hft’s latest Sector Pulse check report.

The learning disability charity My Life My Choice (MLMC) has formally withdrawn from NHS England’s Care and Treatment Review programme, calling it “a waste of time”.

A care home in Liverpool for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs has been rated inadequate and placed in special measures following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

None of the recommendations made by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have been fully achieved since their last restraint, segregation, and seclusion review, a progress report has found.

A care home in Plymouth for people with learning disabilities, autism and/or complex needs has been placed in special measures following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

ENABLE Scotland has launched a new campaign which aims to get people with learning disabilities out of inpatient units and into the community, where they can live closer to home.

Three care homes for people with learning disabilities have been rated inadequate overall and placed in special measures by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Sussex Health Care (SHC) has closed six care homes following a series of damning reports by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Joanne Hall has been working for United Response, a disability charity, for fifteen years. 

In order to protect vulnerable people, the Government has brought forward a Bill that proposes amendments to the Mental Capacity Bill. 

The question of whether to have your learning disabled child living at home or move them into supported living is as difficult as it is inevitable: explored here by Darren Devine. 

Two friends from Cornwall are celebrating leaving residential care to live in the community

Mayo House, a service providing care and accommodation for people with complex behavioural support needs, has been rated ‘outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors.

NHS England has published proposals to close England’s last old-style long-stay learning disability hospital at Calderstones in Lancashire, and create more community support for people with a learning disability and/or autism in the Northwest.