Social Care is one of the biggest unresolved issues of our time, comparable to the pensions crisis.
With an aging population and a system already considered to be failing disabled adults and the elderly, You and Yours is devoting a whole programme to this important subject.
Recorded in front of an audience of You and Yours listeners and people from the care sector, a distinguished panel debates the issue and presents possible solutions.
We hear from 101 year old Rose Hacker and from Mike Smith, a young disabled man, about how the care system works for them. We also hear from carers, who tell us where problems lie.
The panel includes:
Sir Derek Wanless, the author of the definitive report on the subject and advisor to the government
Anne Williams, President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
Mervyn Kohler, Help the Aged
Liz Carr, disabled campaigner, broadcaster and comedienne.
The Minister responsible for Social Care, Ivan Lewis, admits that the system is failing and is asked what solutions the government will consider.
Caring Choices: Who will pay for long-term care?’ is a nationwide initiative to help shape future policy on long-term care for older people and a collaboration of 15 organisations representing all aspects of the long-term care system, including the King’s Fund, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Help the Aged and Age Concern.
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