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Rationing, rather than effective strengths-based practice, is the most likely explanation for demand for adult care reaching an all-time high amid falling provision.

UK team will visit Kerala to explore ‘sustainable routes’ for foreign workers but social care expert insists ‘the underlying problem is pay’

More people face paying for their care after means-testing thresholds were frozen for a 13th consecutive year, the government announced this week.

The extra £200m for social care discharge is “a piecemeal allocation of funding” in response to “a crisis that is years in the making,” the social care

That is awful for the old and the vulnerable | Britain

Council leaders have welcomed reports the government will delay implementing its cap on care costs for a year, but say funding for it should not be lost

At almost 11, care worker vacancy rates are twice as high as the national average, according to Skills for Care.

Sector in 'absolute crisis', warns think-tank as latest workforce data shows real-terms pay down for care staff, despite pay rises

Experts say loss of 50,000 workers exposes ‘absolute crisis’ facing system still reeling from impact of Covid and Brexit

Sky News analysis reveals that the social care sector was straining from a shortage of funding and a rising need long before the pandemic revealed a system in crisis.