George Osborne’s lack of ideas means care homes face meltdown, warn industry chiefs

Last Updated: November 26, 2015By

Care homes across Britain face financial meltdown after George Osborne failed to fill a black hole in their funding, industry bosses have warned.

The chancellor revealed a string of measures in the autumn statement designed to support the finances of the social care sector, which is under growing pressure from a squeeze in the fees councils pay towards residents and a rise in costs for care home operators.

However, key figures claimed Osborne had not gone far enough and care homes could now start to close. They said the chancellor was “short of money and ideas” and criticised the autumn statement as a “missed opportunity”.

Source: George Osborne’s lack of ideas means care homes face meltdown, warn industry chiefs | Society | The Guardian

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One Comment

  1. Dez November 27, 2015 at 1:11 pm - Reply

    I guess if they also attack the local government coffers/budgets then money for care home admissions that are subsidised, or have negotiated local government rates, may well be drastically cut back. This knock on effect will slow up hospitals being able to discharge their elderly and sick patients leaving them still jammed up and unable to deal with winter surges…….

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