All NICE products on adult's social care. Includes any guidance and quality standards.
We use the best available evidence to develop recommendations that guide decisions in health, public health and social care.
Published guidance on this topic (50)
Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
Published quality standards on this topic (10)
Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics.
Guidance and quality standards awaiting development.
A quick, easy way to access key information from NICE on social care topics.
A quick guide for people using intermediate care services.
View the guide - Understanding intermediate care, including reablement
Download (PDF) - Understanding intermediate care, including reablement
A quick guide for people who arrange their own home care.
Our social care communities page includes:
NICE’s new guideline on shared decision making will help transform people’s experiences of health and social care. It will instil greater collaboration between professionals, patients and their families. It will pioneer a new climate and culture of putting people firmly at the heart of our healthcare system.
Alice and Zoe discuss how the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and NICE work in partnership and identify key research priorities from NICE guidance.