As the industry prepares for the Government White Paper on social reform Sue Elliott looks at how the debate has developed post- Dilnot.
Reform of the long-term care market is a long-time coming. It is nine months since the Dilnot Commission published its recommendations into fairer funding of social care. We are still some weeks off the Government White Paper on social care reform which will be published alongside a progress report on funding. Planning a new structure for care is a multi-faceted and highly sensitive issue. In reality, the Dilnot report is just one part of a jigsaw that is being pieced together and almost every week there are signs of progress being made. Future policy on long-term care - particularly ...
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