A new report from 21 campaigning organisations claims the rationing of social care services threatens older people's lives.
The report condemns "sticking plaster" government solutions and poor funding of social services compared with the NHS.
A million older people are struggling to access care, the report from the 'Social Policy Ageing and Information Network (SPAIN)' claims.
The coalition of groups behind the report, which includes Help the Aged, the Centre for Policy on Ageing, Arthritis Care, Age Concern and the Alzheimer's Society, also calls for a national care commission.
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