Care homes will be unable to meet the new care standards and will be forced to close unless there is a substantial increase in funding from central government, a coalition of 19 organisations has warned.
The Fair Rate for Care campaign, made up of charities, care home providers and residential care experts - including Help the Aged and the National Care Homes Association - claims that the government is underfunding the true cost of quality care. It argues the low levels of local authority fees do not cover the care costs of state-funded residents.
The coalition is calling for a permanent improvement in local authority fee levels and improved government regulation of local authority care commissioning to ensure transparency. It is also calling for a strategic research body to review the national pricing and performance policies in care and to make recommendations about future levels of needs and services.
It wants more planning between health, social services and the independent sector which puts the recommendations into practice.
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