What is the problem?

The problem is simple, the current care system is not working, for many people who use it. At the moment over a million people over the age of 65 receive social care services from their local authority. For many they either receive care that is a poor quality or do not get enough to meet their needs.

The care system can not cope with the current demand that is placed upon it but in the next 20 years the number of people aged 85 and over in England is set to increase by two-thirds, with the number of people with disabilities and potentially in need of care- increasing the demand placed upon the care system.

Urgent reform of the care system is needed now to ensure that it can meet the demands placed upon it now and the increased demands in the future.

What is the care system?

Find out more about the care system.
What we want

As the current care system is not working, we are calling for the Government to make radical changes to the care system and soon.