Former care and support minister Paul Burstow, has published his Key to Care report. Amongst its key findings are:
- Some service users have been treated by 50 different carers in a single year
- There have been significant cuts in funding at a time when the number of people needing care has risen
- The shrinkage in council budgets has led to framework contracts that offer little predictability of work and revenue
- The system is facing a recruitment crisis. "More people need care and there is less money to pay for it and not enough people willing to do the work."
The home care system is "nearing crisis point" and "appears designed to keep caring professional relationships from forming between workers and those they care for”.
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