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‘Labour peer left us trapped and unable to sell our homes’
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Until then families like Hilda's will continue to have to fight for care for their loved ones and fill the gaps themselves when what's on offer isn't enough.

Labour's manifesto included a commitment to creating a National Care Service, but the Government has only set up an independent commission on social care that will operate over the next three years.

Tighter council budgets and rising costs for care providers has left many services unaffordable, leaving those who rely on local authority care at risk.

Lack of oversight by the CQC regulator means councils are now contracting with unassessed and unrated providers.

‘My elderly mother was filmed naked and alone on the floor by negligent carers’ Chronic underfunding and climbing demand spell disaster for those receiving council-funded care

Carers filmed 93-year old Hilda naked on the floor where they found her. Her daughters now help pay for private care but it isn't enough to cover the cost.

Her story highlights the crisis in homecare that has arisen as a result of year of underfunding.
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Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls

I keep waiting for Marie Kondo to do an entire season on Netflix on tab management.

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And no solution is forthcoming. While Rachel Reeves committed £600m to social care as part of council funding in the Budget, the figure doesn’t come close to the £4bn funding gap identified by Care England and the Homecare Association.

The burden of care for older relatives is increasingly falling on the “sandwich generation” – those who look after both their children and their parents or grandparents. As a result many struggle with their mental health and finances.

With some even leaving work to provide care.

As the cost of formal care continues to rise and the sector faces an going crisis, more people are turning to friends and family.

9% of adults now provide at least five hours of care a week for sick, disabled or elderly people according to @resfoundation.bsky.social

‘I’m moving in with my daughter to avoid a care home’ ‘Sandwich generation’ shoulders the burden of unpaid care as costs skyrocket

Jacqui Clark has Parkinson's and relies on her daughter Sharon's help as an unpaid carer with getting around and with jobs at home.

Currently, there are 5.8 million unpaid carers across the country, according to @carers-uk.bsky.social

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