Thursday 9 February 2017

Elderly people are forced to wait up to one year for care

Elderly people are forced to wait up to one year for care Elderly people who are told they qualify for home care are having to wait up to a year for their first visit from a carer, shocking figures revealed last night.

A survey of councils revealed many vulnerable people routinely face delays of more than six months before they get the help they need with tasks such as washing, dressing, cleaning and cooking.

Under one authority, the delay for delivery of an adult social care package stretched to longer than a year. The Daily Mail

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