Alzheimer's Society comment on current system of charging for care
Published 4 March 2009
The publication by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation proposes four steps to make things better for people in the short-term while the government works towards long-term changes to how we pay for care.
'This report opens the debate on how the government must bring immediate financial relief to people kicked to the ground by a broken system of paying for care, but short-term measures will not be enough. The shocking truth is that thousands of vulnerable people with dementia are being forced to pay large amounts for vital care, which is often poor quality.
One in three people over 65 will die with dementia. The situation will get much worse unless long-term solutions are put in place. We urgently need a political consensus to move towards a transparent, sustainable and fair system.'Neil Hunt
Chief Executive
Alzheimer's Society
