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The SNP has been accused of breaking a pre-election pledge to tackle a “dementia tax” by doubling support for self-funding care home residents.

The SNP has been accused of breaking a pre-election pledge to tackle a “dementia tax” by doubling support for self-funding care home residents.

Derek Feeley’s report made over 50 recommendations for changes in the sector. Alzheimer Scotland wants Fair Dementia Care introduced independently of the Feeley report. They anticipate that, if accepted, the recommendations will take several years to fully implement but that Fair Dementia Care is more urgent and can be done quickly with the required political backing. Last month the Scottish Government agreed a 7.5 per cent increase in the Free Personal and Nursing Care payments which are paid towards the costs of those living in care homes.  Alzheimer Scotland estimates that peo...

BBC News By Calum Watson image copyrightGetty Images The appalling loss of life and challenges facing the care sector in Scotland during the Covid crisis shone a spotlight on services that for years have been buckling under enormous pressures. In September, Nicola Sturgeon announced an independent review into the future of adult social care. "The National Health Service was born out of the tragedy of World War Two. Let us resolve that we will build out of this Covid crisis, the lasting and positive legacy of a high quality, National Care Service," the first minister told MSPs. That review - l...