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Re: This NI increase for Social/Health Care
Interesting comment in response to the Times article today from a Rose Ellis
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There are two different discussions that need to go on: residential care, and care in your own home. The former is far less prevalent. The website of MHA, a charity care provider, states that there were approximately 730,000 ‘retirement housing units’ in the U.K. in June 2019, and about 418,000 people live in care homes (of which 167,000 have dementia). This 418,000 care home total is 4% of the over 65s, and covers 15% of the over 85s. The website doesn’t mention specialist care for younger people with disabilities.
Most over 65 people live in their own homes. Not all need care. And I am not sure that the £86,000 cap applies to housing costs (i.e. the rent for the room in the care home). Being cared for at home can be a very expensive business, but it also depensds on how much help is needed. A 30-minute daily visit to help with washing is very different from 24-hour live-in care.
Which brings me to how family carers are treated in this ‘deal.’ Many go largely unacknowledged and give up significant opportunities to earn and pursue other goals. 58% are women - which also means that significant numbers of men are affected.
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