June 2018
The adult care system in the UK is ‘visibly failing’ and ‘unfit for purpose’ according to the findings of a recent survey by the Care and Support Alliance (CSA). Almost 4,000 individuals that identified themselves as having experience of adult social care in England provided a picture of the experiences of the 1.2 million older and disabled people currently unable to get the care they need – a number that’s almost doubled since 2010.