Social care kicked into the long grass again – a betrayal of older and disabled people
Social care kicked into the long grass yet again as older and disabled people remain a low political priority. The broken UK care system has had umpteen reviews and Commissions, but now we are back to square one. Telling Baroness Casey that she cannot assume any extra funding will be available, makes meaningful long-lasting reforms almost impossible. The announcement that we are to have yet another Commission to review social care is deeply depressing. A huge sense of déjà vu….