Adult social care firms struggling for staff due to cuts

[wendy]

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Adult social care firms are struggling to hire, retain and train staff as a result of cuts to council budgets, a survey of senior officials suggests.

Councils in England are facing a £1.1bn shortfall this year, on top of “almost unendurable” cuts since 2010, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has warned.

Freezing care provider fees to save money was no long sustainable, it said.

[annie]

Not surprising & all the while the sick, disabled and vulnerable are suffering even more hardshiiip

[wendy]

This post on our front page, has had an amazing response.
There must be terrible problems out there.

[maureenho]

It is gradually getting worse, doubt if the care system will ever recover.