Finding good care home 'impossible' in some areas
In each local authority area the IPPR, which worked with research group Future Care Capital, mapped the proportion of care home places rated as inadequate or requiring improvement by the Care Quality Commission.The best and the worst
The London borough of Newham had the highest concentration - more than 60% of beds were in homes judged not good enough. This was followed by Manchester on 50%.By comparison, Southampton, Windsor and Maidenhead, Peterborough and Kingston, in London, all had less than 5% of beds in homes judged not good enough.
"The sad truth is that following years of underfunding and neglect, the social care system has now more or less completely broken down in some parts of the country," she said.The think tank said costs had been cut in the care sector, and urged the government to take action by investing and reforming social care.
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