Social care and co‑operatives
The social care sector is in crisis. Co‑operative adult social care providers are a powerful potential solution. A solution that requires structures in place to support their creation and growth. Find out more about social care co‑operatives here: the research, the case studies, the success stories – and the activity taking place to further their development.
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Social Care Co‑operatives in the UK
Social Care Co-operatives in the UK is a report commissioned by Co-operatives UK and Cwmpas and produced by the Centre for Care, the Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE), and supported by IMPACT.
New research highlights potential of co‑operative solutions to social care crisis
Report examines the benefits of the co‑operative model of social care and recommends systemic changes for growing care co‑ops to fix the crisis‑hit sector.
Webinar: Can co‑operatives fix social care?
Join us for this free webinar on 23 June to dig deeper into the findings and recommendations from our Social Care Co‑operatives in the UK report, with lead author Serena Vicario from the Centre for Health Service Studies at the University of…
It’s not us and them. It’s us together.
With the publication of a new report on Social Care Co‑operatives, Tabitha Hamilton, Co‑operatives UK’s Local Policy Analyst, tells the story of Welsh care co‑op Cartrefi Cymru – and explores why this democratised model of care is a win‑win for…
Private equity firms taking millions in profits from care sector new analysis reveals
Analysis from Co-operatives UK and its Reclaiming our Regional Economies (RORE) partners finds private companies running care services took more than £250m in profits from just three English regions over three years.
Co‑operative Care Colne Valley: Empowering care givers and receivers
The care sector is dogged with poor pay and conditions – which have a detrimental knock‑on effect on the quality of care. But a group of carers in West Yorkshire decided to change this. Supported by the Community Shares Booster Fund, they raised the…
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Content by Booster Fund
Shepshed Carers: A home care business that belongs to the workers
Discover the Leicestershire co‑op that makes a huge difference in people’s lives – and ensures its worker members share in its success…
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Content by Ownership Hub
Equal Care Co-op: An innovative approach to social care
With a common set of values and principles at their heart, co-operatives are created to serve their members’ needs and aspirations. Discover the Yorkshire co-op doing just that...
Report: Social Care Co‑operatives in the UK
Read the research, findings and recommendations for growing co‑operative social care.