About us
The Eastern Region Care Association Alliance has
12 Regional Care Associate Members
Local care associations represent Adult Social Care providers in their areas. Provider members include residential and nursing homes, home care and supported living. Some care associations also include non-CQC regulated services. We work together across East Anglia to share ideas and best practice that will benefit their local membership and the wider social care community.
The East Anglian region faces particular challenges in terms of workforce, funding, and a diverse range of providers supporting both the self -funder and local authority and health markets.
We represent the views of Adult Social Care providers across East Anglia when working with key partners. The move towards integrated care presents challenges and opportunities and through our representational role, ERCAA plans to play an active role in the development of integrated services as well as contribute to the sustainability of this diverse and evolving market.
What we do…
- Provide a one-stop for regional bodies looking to engage with the Eastern region
- Support the Delivery of the Enhanced in Health Care framework
- Inform the use of the Better Care Fund
- Provide support
- Encourage and support long term sustainability and resilience of the provider community
Meet Our Board
Suffolk Care Association
Our aim is to provide a platform for staff training, sharing Best practice, information, guidance and support to all Care providers, Managers and staff (Care homes with nursing, Residential care, Supported living , Live in, Domiciliary care. We work closely with the ICP, ACS and partners to ensure we all care related matters appertaining to the residents of Suffolk can be addressed. For more info visit Suffolk Care Association Ltd
Norfolk Care Association
Norfolk Care Association (NorCA) is the voice of social care providers across Norfolk and Waveney. Membership is open to any provider operating in the Norfolk and Waveney area. For more info visit Norfolk Care Association
Cambridgeshire Care Providers Alliance C.I.C
The Cambridgeshire Care Providers alliance is established to unleash the wealth of knowledge, experience and learning to the over 1200 health and social care providers across Cambridgeshire, improving the overall care for people. For more info visit Cambridgeshire Care Providers Alliance
Essex Care Association (covers Thurrock)
The Association is run by a small management committee, all of whom are owners, managers, or trustees of a care organisation in Essex, Southend or Thurrock. The management committee meets on a quarterly basis to review and plan activities to benefit members. For more info visit Essex Care Association
Bedforshire Care Group
We are the Bedfordshire Care Group Limited (BCG Ltd), a team of experienced residential care home owners, managers and clinical nurses.
Together we assist the local authorities, including Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedford, Luton, Milton Keynes (BLMK) Clinical Commissioning Group and Care Providers in Bedfordshire to implement the ‘ Enhanced Health Care in Care Homes’ (EHiCH) framework. Visit Beds Care Group Ltd for more info.
Hertfordshire Care Providers Association
HCPA (Hertfordshire Care Providers Association) established in 2010 and based in Welwyn Garden City supports over 680 Care providers across Hertfordshire. With a portfolio of services including fully-funded Training, Recruitment and Business Services, HCPA delivers all around support to its members. For more info visit HCPA
South Essex Care and Health Association (covers Southend & Thurrock)
The South Essex Care and Health Association (SECHA) is a care association that has been around for many years and yet is very up to date and concerned with the provision of excellent professional practice and the highest standards of care for their members. For more info visit SECHA
Milton Keynes & Buckinghamshire Care Association
MKB Care Association exists to support anyone who is involved in Adult Social Care in the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes area. For more info visit MKB Care Association
Care Association Alliance
ERCCA serves as the Eastern Region arm of the national CAA (Care Association Alliance). The CAA acts as a collective body that unifies 50 local Care Associations, encompassing a vast network of over 7,000 member care providers throughout England.
As a collective voice, the CAA ensures that its members receive strong national and regional representation. It plays a pivotal role as an influential entity, advocating for the needs and concerns of its member care providers. Furthermore, the CAA serves as a reliable source of invaluable information and support, offering its members a wealth of resources to enhance their operations.
Resources
workforce development funding
The Workforce Development Fund (WDF) supports adult social care providers to claim back money towards the costs of staff completing a range of adult social care qualifications and learning programmes.
Better security better care programme
Better Security, Better Care is a national and local support programme to help adult social care providers to store and share information safely. It covers paper and digital records and focuses on helping care providers to complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit – the annual, online self-assessment.
NHsmail
NHSmail is the national secure collaboration service for health and social care in England.
Proxy access
The NHSmail service is the national secure collaboration service for health and social care in England.