Currently it would seem that there is a shortfall in England’s homecare funding. If you work in the sector of private nursing or if you any kind of bespoke care packages you’ll know how dire this is. It is going to impact those who work in mental health as well as those who work as social workers as well. The government have completed an exercise which helps them to look into the true cost of care in general and right now the findings ae based on the data from last year. They do not even take into account inflation and this is obviously making things way worse. The elderly as well as the most vulnerable patients in the UK are now at risk and they are also being impacted by local councils. The shortfall when it comes to homecare is really evident right now and in reality care providers are being paid way less than they should be.

This comes as the UK suffers its worst possible staffing crisis. The care workforce is shrinking for the first time and this happened last year. Now it would seem that care providers are finding it hard to pay enough so that they can compete with various supermarkets as well as fast food restaurants. This is a direct impact of underfunding so this just goes to show how much things have to change. Martin Green has said that the evidence is now clearer than ever and the care sector is now on its knees. Over the next two years, the government intend to inject a lot of money into social care but it doesn’t look like it’s going to be enough. Who knows what the future holds, but right now things are not looking good for the industry and it all comes down to funding.