Why the Casey Commission should consider national assessment of social care needs
A national assessment system may address current social care inequalities and save money, writes Simon Bottery.
A key benefit of a wide-ranging review like Baroness Casey’s Independent Commission into Adult Social Care is that it can look at the big issues in social care and evaluate radical proposals.
High on the Casey Commission’s list should be to look at our approach to assessing people’s finances and social care needs and consider whether doing this nationally would be fairer and more effective.
- There are several reasons why this might be a better approach.
- The current system has led to local unfairness, with some local authorities providing publicly funded care to four times as many older people as others.
the current system has led to local unfairness
Author's summary: National assessment may address social care inequalities.
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