ADASS responds to the Public Account Committee report on adult social care

Responding to the report Cathie Williams, joint CEO of ADASS said:

“The current drip feed funding approach is seriously undermining wellbeing, stability, progress and innovation in social care, with budgets only stretching to provide immediate crisis care instead of investment in long term support to enable us to be well and connected, not needing hospital or residential care. Pay and conditions for care workers still lag behind equivalent jobs in NHS, creating a constant churn of staff which is both expensive and bad for those of us drawing on care and support.

“There’s no quick fix, but social care leaders are calling on the Government to focus on three things:

• a fair deal to attract more people to build a career in care, by paying staff a starting wage in line with NHS Band 3,

• more support for carers to enable them to live and work and care.

• more care at home, including early support and crisis resolution

Together we can build a social care system that’s here for all of us and our families when we need it.”