Age UK’s Care in Crisis report is not only focused on the current funding crisis in social care; it also sets out what Age UK wants to see from a reformed care system. This vision has its origins in the detailed consultation and engagement which we undertook with older people in the run up to the 2010 social care white paper.

Vision is that everyone who uses care should be able to say the following;

• I receive the care and support I need with no chance of being left without it:
• My care and support services are high quality and safe:
• I am able to live safely and with self-respect:
• I am able to plan in advance before needing care:
• I am able to pay for care in a fair and transparent way:
• The system is clear and easy to understand:
• No family member or friend is forced to sacrifice health, career, social life or future economic security to care for me

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