Funding for the long-term care of elderly people should be targeted at the poorest pensioners with few or no assets, according to a report by Iain Duncan Smith‘s thinktank.
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Britain’s army of unpaid carers ‘being pushed to breaking point’
New poll of carers reveals 60 per cent are suffering health problems and many are aged 60 or over
Tuesday 08 May 2012
Britain’s army of unpaid carers are isolated, depressed, physically exhausted and broke as they struggle to cope with caring for sick and disabled relatives without adequate support.
A poll carried out by the Carers Trust has revealed nearly 60 per cent of adult carers reported suffering mental health problems due to the strain of caring and juggling other responsibilities.
The elderly and disabled cannot afford to wait
Every week brings more evidence of the growing crisis in care for older and disabled people.
By Liz Kendall MP, Shadow Minister for Care and Older People
7:00AM BST 08 May 2012
Appalling cases of abuse or neglect in hospitals and care homes have rightly hit the headlines. However, there is also a hidden care crisis affecting thousands of families across the country.
Many struggle to find the help they need when a loved one becomes ill or frail. Some elderly people end up with only 15 minute home visits to get them up, washed, dressed and fed.
Elderly care funding should focus on poorest, says Duncan Smith thinktank
Report by Centre for Social Justice calls for resources to be concentrated on pensioners with few or no assets
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Nicholas Watt, chief political correspondent
- guardian.co.uk,
Iain Duncan Smith’s thinktank, the Centre for Social Justice, says low pay, poor training and lack of oversight has to led to ‘very poor quality of home care for the most disadvantaged older people’. Photograph: Geoff Newton
