Ceretas | Domiciliary Care, Home Care

Welcome to Ceretas

Ceretas is the professional association that represents individuals and organisations who work in home care either in the statutory, independent or not for profit sector.

Ceretas is a membership organisation that promotes best practice in supporting people to live in their own homes. We produce Good Practice Guides and share information to support members on a practical basis with support and advice on issues that effect the home care sector.

Ceretas has links with other like minded organisations and represents the sector at meetings with national policy makers and home care regulators on issues that affect our members. The status and recognition of the importance of home care remains a priority for Ceretas and we will continue to promote the sector with national and regional government via a wide range of media and other communication networks.

Please browse through our website and contact us if you have any questions, but better still, wh y not join Ceretas and not only add your voice where it matters, but share in the wealth of our experience? Follow the link on the left of this page and you will see that we offer a membership level to suit everyone involved in the provision of professional Home Care services.

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Ceretas Membership

Ceretas has several types of membership, see below for the category that best meets your requirements.

Direct Care
Management

Business/Enterprises
Associate

Latest News

Significant improvements needed to care for people with dementia in hospital

The first full report of the National Audit of Dementia has identified a need for significant improvements in hospital ward environments, staff training and the overall approach to care delivery for patients with dementia.

Although the majority of wards meet basic safety requirements, the audit shows that many had not addressed simple measures that could lessen the distress caused to dementia patients by an unfamiliar and confusing hospital environment. The audit also reveals deficiencies in staff training. Less than a third of staff said that their training and development in dementia care was sufficient. Observations of care carried out for the audit found that care is often delivered in an impersonal manner, by staff who did not fully understand the needs of patients. This resulted in staff not greeting or talking to patients during care, explaining what they were doing or offering choice. Sometimes, staff were seen failing to respond to patient?s requests for help.

The audit was commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and carried out by the Royal College of Psychiatrists? Centre for Quality Improvement in partnership with other organisations. The main audit looked at data collected from 210 hospitals across England and Wales...