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October 13, 2024
The elderly care system is heading inexorably “towards further disasters and tragedies” despite a long-awaited overhaul of funding, Baroness Bakewell warned peers.
In an impassioned speech to the House of Lords, she said that elderly people are “haunted” by the thought of what will happen to them.
And she said that, rather than the ageing population being seen as a cause for celebration, discussion is still dominated by the five “evils” of fear, ignorance, need, loneliness and neglect.
The former Government “voice” of older people, who herself turned 80 last month, was speaking as the Coalition’s new Care Bill was debated in Parliament for the first time.
He said the plans including a cap on the cost of care, integration with the health system and efforts to stamp out a postcode lottery were all welcome steps but did not go far enough.
She said society had a mountain to climb but that the bill “deals merely – but deals well – with the immediate foothills”.
In an impassioned speech to the House of Lords, she said that elderly people are “haunted” by the thought of what will happen to them.
And she said that, rather than the ageing population being seen as a cause for celebration, discussion is still dominated by the five “evils” of fear, ignorance, need, loneliness and neglect.
The former Government “voice” of older people, who herself turned 80 last month, was speaking as the Coalition’s new Care Bill was debated in Parliament for the first time.
He said the plans including a cap on the cost of care, integration with the health system and efforts to stamp out a postcode lottery were all welcome steps but did not go far enough.
She said society had a mountain to climb but that the bill “deals merely – but deals well – with the immediate foothills”.
Source The Telegraph