Community Integrated Care celebrates 25 years as a charity

One of the UK’s largest social care and health care charities, which provides support to over 2500 people, is marking its twenty-fifth anniversary.

Community Integrated Care provide senior care services including residential care homes, nursing homes, dementia services and home care services, with a commitment to ensuring that older people are treated with respect and dignity and have choice and control over their care.

Neil Matthewman, chief executive of Community Integrated Care, says: “For a quarter of a century, Community Integrated Care has supported the most vulnerable people in society, helping them to fulfil their potential and enjoy better lives in the community.

“We can take great pride in being an organisation that has changed thousands of lives, and of playing our part in creating a more inclusive society.”

Founded on 15 March 1988, Community Integrated Care was originally formed to support people with learning disabilities to move from institutional hospitals into supported living within the community so that they could enjoy a full and independent life.

Mr Mathewman continued: “We continue to hold these pioneering values at heart, providing the many people who we support today with services that offer greater independence, choice and dignity.

"I believe that our charity is in a strong position to continue to thrive for the next quarter century and beyond, and look forward to an exciting future for Community Integrated Care.”

It continues to support people with learning disabilities but also provides services for people with mental health concerns, autism and age related needs, with 5,000 staff working for the charity throughout England and Scotland.

The organisation has announced that it will be holding a twenty-fifth anniversary national conference and awards event for its colleagues, the people they support, and its professional partners.

An extra half day has been awarded to all staff to mark the occasion, and they have been encouraged to host local celebrations throughout the country.