Councils buying care 'on the cheap' Councils across the UK are buying vital home help for elderly people on the cheap, the firms providing care say.
Thousands of vulnerable older people rely on councils to organise support for them for daily tasks such as washing, dressing and feeding.
But research by the UK Homecare Association found only one in seven was paying a fair price for care.
It said this meant visits were being cut short, but councils said they had insufficient money to pay more. BBC News
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Thousands of vulnerable older people rely on councils to organise support for them for daily tasks such as washing, dressing and feeding.
But research by the UK Homecare Association found only one in seven was paying a fair price for care.
It said this meant visits were being cut short, but councils said they had insufficient money to pay more. BBC News
See also:
- The Homecare Deficit 2018 (press release) UK Homecare Association
- The Homecare Deficit 2018 (report) UK Homecare Association
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