About
the Care Provider Alliance

As the collective voice of adult social care and support providers in England, the Care Provider Alliance (CPA) brings together the ten national associations representing private, voluntary and community sector providers. 

We reach over 95% of all care and support provider organisations, in a sector with 1.6 million employees helping people to live good quality, independent lives. 

The scale of the sector is vast – affecting the lives of over 10 million adults at any given time, including people using formal and informal care, care workers, and unpaid carers.

We speak for the whole of the adult care and support sector including care homes, home care services, Shared Lives schemes, housing with care and retirement communities.

We represent providers of support to adults with physical, sensory or learning disabilities, people with mental ill-health, and older people.

Our goal is to ensure that people of all ages can maximise their independence and lead fulfilled lives, with access to high-quality care and support when and where they need it most.

Our Role§

Our role is to:

• coordinate responses across all care providers
• inform and influence policymakers
• provide leadership to the sector
• work in partnership to improve care
• build awareness of the care provider sector

Our unparalleled reach into the care sector enables us to collect, collate and communicate insights about new developments, innovations and market trends, and their impact on care providers and the people they support. Working with our network of CPA members, we develop and share practical advice and guidance for care managers, owners and staff.

Key policy areas§

The CPA proposes 6 essential actions to develop, deliver and sustain a care and support system which enables people to live independent, fulfilling lives and actively contribute to the wider community:

1. Work together with people who need care, family carers, care providers and the care workforce to shape care and support for all.
2. Plan and sustain investment in high-quality, accessible support now and in the future.
3. Recognise, support and reward the care workforce and promote care work as an attractive, valued career.
4. Ensure equal access to care and support, especially for marginalised communities.
5. Support genuine integration, with care providers as equal partners.
6. Invest in digital and data innovations that improve outcomes for people and support the sector to use them safely.

Find out more about the CPA key policy areas.

Our workstreams§

Our current priorities, as of February 2023, are:

• Business continuity: Guidance to support market sustainability and business continuity.
• Commissioning and funding: Insights and commentary on funding reform, market fragility and commissioning practice.
• Integrated care:Emerging practice on engaging care providers as key strategic partners in Integrated Care Systems. Includes a new Learning Network.
• Digital and data developments: Guidance, support and emerging practice on using digital technology and supporting safe data sharing.
• Winter pressures: Guidance and advice on managing winter pressures, including covid and flu vaccination programme.

See our Key Policy Statements.

Governance§

The Care Provider Alliance is an informal body, comprising the ten national adult social care provider associations.

The role of CPA chair rotates annually across each of the ten associations.

Read our terms of reference