In response to the CQC State of Care report, released today, Caroline Abrahams, co-Chair of the Care and Support Alliance and Charity Director at Age UK said:

“It’s really unfair that the care you receive depends so much on where you happen to live and that so many older and disabled people are being forced to go without all the support they need to live safely and decently.”

“The crisis in social care is truly a national problem that requires a national solution. The Government must bring forward a big injection of funding for social care in the Budget, and publish a bold and ambitious Green Paper by the end of the year.”

For media enquiries, please contact Liz Fairweather on 0203 033 1718 or at Liz.Fairweather@ageuk.org.uk