Responding to new analysis by the Alzheimer’s Society on how much
people with dementia have had to pay for their care since the
social care green paper was first announced in March 2017,
Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community
Wellbeing Board, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, said:
"Councils are committed to improving the
lives and wellbeing of people with dementia and their families,
to ensure their care is personalised and fits around the way they
want to live their lives.
“However, with adult social care facing a
£3.6 billion funding gap by 2025, councils are having to make
incredibly difficult decisions within tightening budgets and
cannot be expected to continue relying on one-off funding
injections to keep services going. What we need is certainty for
both the immediate and long-term.
“That is why the Government needs to commit
to meeting our deadline, before the party conferences start, to
finally publish its much-delayed and long-awaited green paper
outlining what the future funding options and possible solutions
to this crisis are.
“Local government stands ready to host
cross-party talks to kick-start this process and make sure we get
the answers and certainty we need, so that people can continue to
receive essential care and support.
“The upcoming Spending Review and
much-delayed government green paper needs to provide the
long-term sustainable funding solution which adult social care,
including those with dementia, urgently needs.”
