I read the article in the DT this morning and was horrified. I hope you will permit a short “cut and paste” which highlights examples of the issue.
Under the current system, self-funders effectively subsidise state-funded beds in their area, meaning that shortages are worse in poorer districts.
In Hull, for example, more than a third of the nursing home beds have been lost over the past three years.
The report found the lack of social care options was forcing families to travel long distances to see loved ones.
In Totnes, Devon, there are only two facilities providing nursing care for the elderly within 10 miles, one of which was at 100 per cent capacity at the time of the last inspection, while the other is devoted to Polish war veterans and their families.
The Government has repeatedly delayed a long-awaited Green Paper setting out its plan to reform social care in England
Is the Government too busy getting its knickers in a twist over Brexit perhaps?