Nearly 400,000 elderly and disabled people left on social care ‘waiting lists’
Nearly 400,000 elderly and disabled people left on social care ‘waiting lists’
A staffing crisis has hit social care, industry leaders say (Picture: Getty Images)
People in need of social care face a ‘rapidly deteriorating’ situation this winter, industry experts have warned after a damning survey.
Bosses estimate that almost 400,000 people are on care ‘waiting lists’, amid fears that services for older and disabled people are worsening and their needs ‘are not being…