Families are facing months’ long waits to find care home places for their loved ones, new research has revealed.
Complaints about the adult social care fees and charging are on the rise, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has revealed.
Funding
Self-funding care home residents in England are charged an average of £12,500 a year more than those paid for by the local authority, analysis has found.
The government’s social care plans have been met with a mixed reception following yesterday’s Spending Round announcement by Chancellor Sajid Javid.
Age UK has called for a “big cash injection” for social care in Wednesday’s Spending Review.
Councils have warned they will be forced to decommission services if the Government fails to confirm more than £2.4bn in funding for elderly and younger adult care next year.
Chancellor Sajid Javid has been urged to prioritise social care in his first Spending Round next week.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for cross-party talks on the UK’s social care crisis.
A decade of funding cuts and uncertainty over the 2020/21 financial settlement has left the social care system on the verge of collapse, a Commons committee report has found.
The residential and respite nursing care provider has secured funding to spend on technology, training and the expansion of one of its sites.
