Casey Commission Terms of Reference published
Following the announcement in January that there will be an independent commission into adult social care chaired by Baroness Louise Casey (we reported on this here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/uk-government-announce-casey-commission-into-adult-social-care), the UK Government has now published the Terms of Reference for the Commission.
You can read the Terms of Reference here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-commission-into-adult-social-care-terms-of-reference/independent-commission-into-adult-social-care-terms-of-reference
Commenting on the Terms of Reference, Professor Fiona Carragher, Alzheimer’s Society’s Chief Policy and Research Officer, says:
“The Commission urgently needs to find solutions to some of the long-standing issues in adult social care such as the lack of dementia-specific training, high staff turnover and a lack of support for unpaid carers. People living with dementia must be able to easily access affordable, high-quality social care that meets their specialist needs, delivered by a well-trained and fairly-paid workforce. Baroness Casey must keep dementia front and centre to her Commission – we simply cannot fix social care without fixing dementia care.”
More from the Alzheimer’s Society here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/news/2025-05-06/alzheimers-society-response-casey-commission-adult-social-care
Dementia Carers Count says:
“We welcome the publication of the terms of reference for the Casey Commission and the commitment to the long-term transformation of social care, but carers are at breaking point now. Family carers feel overwhelmed and alone, and paid carers do not have the time and skills they need to deliver the support that is urgently overdue. We stand with our fellow members of the Care and Support Alliance and encourage continued dialogue with carers as a critical way of ensuring that the Commission’s recommendations meet needs that must be urgently addressed.”
More from Dementia Carers Count here: https://dementiacarers.org.uk/news/commission-into-adult-social-care/