Community Integrated Care Launches Bold New Five-Year Strategy: ‘Best Lives, Bolder’

National social care charity Community Integrated Care has today unveiled its ambitious new five-year strategy, ‘Best Lives, Bolder’, setting out a powerful vision for the future of the organisation and the people it supports.

Developed in collaboration with colleagues and people they support, ‘Best Lives, Bolder’ represents the next chapter in Community Integrated Care’s evolution – building upon the strong foundations of its Best Lives Possible mission.

Launched in 2021, Best Lives Possible united colleagues across the organisation behind a single purpose: to ensure that the people they support, and those who support them, live the best lives possible. The strategy focused on building a motivated, compassionate workforce and strengthening the organisation’s culture and impact.

Best Lives, Bolder celebrates the charity’s achievements over the past five years – including growth, sector leadership, and innovation – while setting out a bold vision for the years ahead, centred around four key priorities:

• Excellence – Raising standards in social care and delivering outstanding personalised support that enables independence, wellbeing and fulfilment.

• Reach – Growing sustainably and reaching more people, reducing reliance on traditional funding, and reinvesting in innovation.

• Influence – Being a voice for change – using evidence and expertise to drive improvements, shape policy and challenge the inequalities faced by people with support needs.

• Enabling – Investing in colleagues, systems and workplace culture to ensure the organisation is fit for the future.

Jim Kane, Chief Executive Officer at Community Integrated Care, said:
“This new strategy is about raising our sights and believing that we can make an even bigger difference for the people we support. Every day, I see the compassion, dedication, and creativity of our colleagues – and Best Lives, Bolder is about giving them the tools and confidence to go even further.

“We know that for too many people, the current social care system still doesn’t deliver the opportunities, rights, or respect they deserve – and that’s something we cannot accept. Our ambition is to challenge that, to stand alongside people, and to keep pushing for a fairer, more inclusive society.

“I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved so far, but even more excited about what’s to come. Together, we’re shaping a future where everyone can live their best life possible – in a bolder way than ever before.”

To celebrate the launch, the charity premiered a special video created with people it supports and colleagues from across England and Scotland, shared in a virtual event with over 6,500 colleagues nationwide: https://bit.ly/BestLivesBolderVideo.