Political rumblings ignore private solutions

The future of long term care funding continues to be high on the political agenda. After the government published a green paper on adult social care in July, the Labour and Conservative parties laid out their stalls on this highly topical issue during their respective conferences. Sadly absent from the heated debate was any mention that solutions already exist and are provided by the private sector. Options The adult social care green paper sets out three options for how care could be paid for: by a partnership between the individual and the state, through a voluntary insurance which si...