An URGENT review of the rates Local Authorities pay for adult residential care.

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An URGENT review of the rates Local Authorities pay for adult residential care.

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Adult social care is severely under funded. Local authority net spending on social care has dropped by an average of 2.2% a year since 2009 despite day to day living costs increasing. The rates provided to operators to care for LA funded residents are woefully inadequate & many homes risk closure.

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This recent BBC report shows that 5000 care homes in the UK are now on the brink of closure.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36200855

Whilst councils are undoubtedly under extreme financial pressure, in failing to keep up with the rising costs of care, they are putting businesses, jobs & the lives of the UK's most vulnerable residents at risk!

We therefore ask you to review the rates paid by local authorities for adult residential care in the UK as a matter of urgency, before it is too late!

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