Fact checks including care homes and social care budgets and policies
Health
A poll found that 16% of respondents who said they had friends or family with dementia also said that person had to sell their home to pay for care. Read
Health
Increases in council tax aren’t enough to meet the demand for social care. Experts point to a lack of council funding from central government. Read
Health
The number of people receiving adult social care from their local council fell by around 425,000 between 2009/10 and 2013/14. Read
Health
We spent almost £150 billion on healthcare across the UK in 2016/17 and a further £31 billion on social care for adults and children. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
More women work in occupations that tend to offer lower salaries such as administration and caring. Read
Health
Emergency admissions from care homes rose by 62% between 2010/11 and 2016/17. Overall emergency admissions rose by 11% in that time. Read
Health
Both the UK’s population and average life expectancy has increased since the founding of the NHS. Read
Health
Around 83% of English acute hospital trusts are in deficit so far this year. Social care spending has also fallen by £1.3 billion since 2010. Read
Health
Adult social care is the support provided to adults with physical or learning disabilities, or physical or mental illnesses. Read
