Borough of Telford & Wrekin

Social Care Service Providers

Adult & Community Care spending on care services in 2005/06 was nearly £38m of which, £32m, (nearly 83%) worth of services are purchased from independent, voluntary & community sector providers.

There is an expectation that we will purchase quality care; hence purchasing arrangements are only made with care providers who have met certain standards. At present the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) registers care homes and domiciliary care agencies under a national registration scheme, whilst the accreditation of day services is undertaken locally, by the Council.

Registered Services & Star Ratings: Adult & Community Care will only purchase care from registered or accredited care providers.

To find out more about CSCI and local services that are registered with CSCI, follow this link: http://www.csci.org.uk

The CSCI webpage will also allow you to view the star ratings of local services, as most registered care homes and domiciliary care agencies have recently been assigned a star rating; from no stars equating to poor, to 3 stars equating to excellent:

http://www.csci.org.uk/care_provider/view_ratings/quality_ratings.aspx

Accredited Services: All day services from which we purchase must be accredited, the full list of accredited day care providers can be accessed via this link here.



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Please note - Some documents published before 1st December 2006 may contain incorrect contact numbers.
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For up to date contact numbers please refer to the Guide to Council Services.