Care minister Stephen Kinnock has said “we need to take a fundamental look” at how care homes, mental health support and other similar services are funded as boroughs face mounting costs to take care of some of their most vulnerable residents.
He added: “We're going to be bringing forward a set of proposals for long-term reform of the system, creating a national care service, a new funding model and a way that ensures that adult social care isn't pushing local authorities, in some cases, to the brink of bankruptcy.
Speaking when the review was announced, Baroness Casey said: “Millions of older people, disabled people, their families and carers rely upon an effective adult social care system to live their lives to the full, with independence and dignity.
“If we want a health and care system that works, adult social care has to be made to work.
Mr Kinnock told the Standard: “In the past, every attempt to reform funding for adult social care has been torpedoed because it's been weaponised by political parties, and the Labour Party is just as guilty as the Conservative Party and others at doing that.
