{"id":139789,"date":"2018-06-11T23:50:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T23:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/more-cuts-to-care-on-way-council-chiefs\/"},"modified":"2018-06-11T23:50:01","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T23:50:01","slug":"more-cuts-to-care-on-way-council-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/more-cuts-to-care-on-way-council-chiefs\/","title":{"rendered":"More cuts to care on way — council chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vulnerable old and disabled people will see cuts to vital care services and higher charges, council chiefs say.<\/p>\n

The annual budget survey by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services shows councils expect to spend \u00a321.4bn this year in England.<\/p>\n

While this is a rise from \u00a320.8bn last year, the cost of inflation combined with growing demand means this will not be enough, ADASS said.<\/p>\n

The warning comes as ministers prepare to unveil plans to reform the system.<\/p>\n

A green paper on social care is expected to be published in the coming months. <\/p>\n

Vulnerable facing 'bleak future'<\/h2>\n

ADASS said it was desperately needed given the pressures on councils - local government has seen cuts in the amount of funding it gets from central government over the past decade.<\/p>\n

It surveyed all 152 councils in England.<\/p>\n

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Three-quarters said they would be cutting the amount of care they provided, while nearly half said they would be introducing higher charges - people are expected to contribute to the cost of care where they can.<\/p>\n

It means more people are likely to be pushed into the private market.<\/p>\n

Currently only a fifth of those needing care get help from councils.<\/p>\n

The ADASS report showed that councils were also concerned about the impact on the care firms they pay to provide these services.<\/p>\n

Nearly one in three had seen home care services close or cease trading in the past six months, while slightly more had seen residential and nursing homes go under.<\/p>\n

Analysis: By Alison Holt, social affairs correspondent <\/h2>\n

The stresses and the strains faced by a care system under pressure usually play out quietly in the lives of people who are older and disabled - but the consequences can be no less devastating. <\/p>\n

If, as this survey of local authority directors of adult care suggests, councils end up supporting fewer people, it will mean only those with the very highest needs get help.<\/p>\n

For many that will mean they have to reach a crisis, whether it is a fall which takes them to hospital or the illness of a husband and wife unable to cope any more with caring for their partner. It is hard to underestimate the human cost of that. <\/p>\n

The government has acknowledged the pressures on the system and promised reform - something other governments have failed to do.<\/p>\n

Most experts agree the biggest challenge will be sorting out the money needed to pay for care - with the NHS also under pressure, the fear is that the less visible crisis in social care will be overlooked again. <\/p>\n

ADASS president Glen Garrod said the findings were of "serious concern" and described the care market as "fragile".<\/p>\n

Caroline Abrahams, of Age UK, said it was a "disgrace" that there were people who were not getting the support they needed for daily essentials like "getting dressed, going to the toilet, taking their medication or preparing their food".<\/p>\n

"Unless policy makers are willing to invest in care, hundreds of thousands of older people face a bleak future, living without their needs being met," she added.<\/p>\n

A Department of Health and Social Care spokeswoman said plans would be set out soon to create a "diverse, vibrant and stable market".<\/p>\n

She also pointed out that extra money had been found in recent years to relieve some of the pressures, but conceded the system was "under pressure".<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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