Louisa Collyer-Hamli

Professor Martin Green, "We are increasingly frustrated that council fees are simply not keeping pace with rising costs … I’m afraid that we will see providers refusing council placements despite increasing numbers of vulnerable people requiring social care support."

Policy vacuum without the Green Paper on Adult Social Care

The care sector is in a precarious position.

A Social Care NO-DEAL in 2019 will simply add further pressures on an already fragile system

Great uncertainty for people needing social care

Providers are making difficult decisions to either close services or refuse council placements

We all need to be concerned about a CareEXIT – care homes are closing across the country despite rising need

@ProfMartinGreen and @Mike_Padgham live on Wycombe Sound wycombesound.org.uk/

Professor Martin Green "As councils approach their budget setting process, we are encouraging councils to reflect upon their statutory duties to ensure choice within a sustainable care market"

Care England research shows that where known, around 1 in 5 councils did not increase base rates for Care Home placements despite rising prices

Councils are paying well below the true cost of care – the average base rate paid for residential care home is £2.80 per hour- less than a price of a cup of coffee