Casey review says governments have been 'asleep at the wheel' on adult social care for decades

Summary

No one is in charge on adult social care, Baroness Louise Casey, who is leading a commission into reform of the sector, was to warn, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Wednesday 11 November, The Guardian writing that the head of the major review into adult social care would say that governments have been 'asleep at the wheel' of a vital system. A report published on Wednesday concludes there is a 'fundamentally fragmented system' in England, the Manchester Evening News reported, and The Independent wrote that the social care review says governments have been 'asleep at the wheel' for decades. Baroness Casey criticises the variability of services and the fees charged to self-funders in England, BBC News reported. People are in denial about ageing and unaware of social care costs, the review leader said, accusing successive governments of being 'asleep at the wheel' on funding and provision, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported.

Latest: Governments have been 'asleep at the wheel' on social care for decades, the social care review led by Baroness Louise Casey says, The Independent reported, a report published on Wednesday concluding there is a 'fundamentally fragmented system' in England, according to the Manchester Evening News, and Baroness Casey criticises the variability of services and the fees charged to self-funders in England, BBC News reported, while the review leader said people are in denial about ageing and unaware of social care costs, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported.

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