I've just read in the Guardian that the social care plan is to be delayed until the autumn. I'm not surprised.
What shocked me is that the government are still planning to "solve the social care crisis" by putting a cap on payments.
Is that the only problem faced by those in need of care and their carers? I don't think so. People need advice, support, a choice of care: day centres, respite, etc.
It's obvious from this forum that there are many things needed - different for each individual or each family.
For the government to simply say: Pay the first xx thousands of pounds and then the rest is free, is no solution at all.
What shocked me is that the government are still planning to "solve the social care crisis" by putting a cap on payments.
Is that the only problem faced by those in need of care and their carers? I don't think so. People need advice, support, a choice of care: day centres, respite, etc.
It's obvious from this forum that there are many things needed - different for each individual or each family.
For the government to simply say: Pay the first xx thousands of pounds and then the rest is free, is no solution at all.