Social Care Funding: Understanding the reality behind the manifesto commitments

CHPI Research Team | May 31, 2017 | Briefings


Social Care Funding: Understanding the reality behind the manifesto commitments

This briefing note shows that only by injecting a substantial amount of public funds into the care system will social care become a service which enhances the lives and independence of our older people. Capping care costs would benefit a relatively small number of people and would have little impact on either the quality or the availability of care.

 

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