Alzheimer's Society comment on Mid-term review

The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister referred to the launch of the Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia and the work with Alzheimer's Society on the Dementia Friends initiative as highlights of the past two and half years. They also restated their support for the principles of the Dilnot commission.

Alzheimer's Society comment:

'Despite the rhetoric on the need to reform the rules on charging for social care we have yet again been left without any detail of how this will be done. People with dementia and other conditions are being hit with huge bills for inadequate care or care that arrives too late. They deserve to know an end to this injustice is in sight.

'Our political parties must provide clarity on how the financial burden on people who need care will be reduced both now and in the future. We also need to hear how the gaping and expanding funding hole in social care is to be plugged. Only then can we guarantee that people will receive the care they need, at the right time and at the right price.'

Andrew Chidgey
Director of External Affairs
Alzheimer's Society

Further information

• Take a look at our Charging for care campaign