Homecare Association

UKHCA is the national professional association and representative association for organisations who provide care, including nursing care, to people in their own homes. The Association aims to identify and promote the highest standards of home care; to represent the views of its members at central and local level on developments affecting the sector and to promote the training and development for those individuals and organisations which provide home care. UKHCA produces information on good practice and acts as a focal point for innovation and quality within the care industry. It fosters the exchange of information and ideas between members; monitors developments in the UK and internationally which may be of interest to members and forms links with other organisations and individuals having similar or sympathetic objectives where co-operation will benefit members and recipients of home care. UKHCA has a high profile representative role. The Association takes an active role with government on all issues related to domiciliary care. It represents its member organisations in the rapidly changing social care sector through contact with: * National Government and the devolved administrations * Local Government * Statutory Regulators * Social care commissioners * Voluntary and campaigning organisations * The media * The general public