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No one size fits all solution for care reform
Welcome to the November edition of The Care Home Environment. In this issue, Professor Martin Green of Care England grapples with the question of sector reform amid an epidemic and one of the most turbulent economic periods in British history.
As head of the largest independent representative body for the social care sector, Green is one of the most important and respected figures in the industry. In his interview that starts on page 14, Green sets out Care England’s vision for social care that is more geared towards individual need, be that accommodation or funding.
Green believes that discussion around social care reform too easily falls into a mindset of trying to find a single, perfect solution for such a complex issue. Instead, Green thinks the government should be offering a “layer of different choices” based on individual circumstance.
Discussion around social care reform too easily falls into a mindset of trying to find a single, perfect solution for such a complex issue
For funding reform, Green suggests the Conservatives might be considering a wealth of options, be they a tweaked Dilnot-style cost cap, social care insurance, or government-backed bonds attached to a mortgage or rent. The fear, of course, is the combination of economic recession and the sheer hotness of the social care political potato means the government will duck the issue once again, as parties of all colours have done for decades. Yet this time it is surely different. There is a sense that the impact on care homes from the mishandling of Covid-19 during the early stages of the pandemic that the government ‘owes us one’.
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Elsewhere in this packed edition, there are several articles exploring how Covid-19 is affecting the care home environment, from visiting to interior design and the overall market.
There is also an in-depth look at the development of retirement communities by Legal & General’s later living business, Inspired Villages, which may give inspiration to developers of all senior residential accommodation. Enjoy the magazine.
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