Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Social Care Provision and the NHS - May 3
Ruth George (High Peak) (Lab):...Last November, the Competition and
Markets Authority did a study of care homes, which stated that, in
general, care homes are struggling. Local authority-funded homes,
which are now very much in the minority, cover their operating
costs but not their total costs. That suggests that while those
care homes may be able to operate in the short term, they may not
be able to undertake future investment to update their existing
capacity, prevent closure or increase...Request free trial
(High Peak)
(Lab):...Last November, the Competition and Markets
Authority did a study of care homes, which stated that, in general,
care homes are struggling. Local authority-funded homes, which are
now very much in the minority, cover their operating costs but not
their total costs. That suggests that while those care homes may be
able to operate in the short term, they may not be able to
undertake future investment to update their existing capacity,
prevent closure or increase their capacity for local
authority-funded residents. The Salvation Army runs excellent
not-for-profit care homes, including one in my constituency. When I
visited the home over the Easter recess, the increasing gap between
the rate paid by the local authority and the amount it costs to run
a care home was highlighted to me...
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