Elderly care plan must be more ambitious - Lamb

Commenting on reports that the Government is planning on giving elderly people grants to pay for their own care, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb MP said:

"This shows policy moving in the right direction, but the Government must be more ambitious. This should not be restricted to social care alone. The Government must look at ways of giving greater power to those using mental health services and those with long-term chronic conditions.

"There is also a need to confront the emerging crisis in the care of elderly people in England because of the lack of resources devoted to them. Across the country there are tightening criteria and rocketing charges for the care of the elderly, which is wholly unacceptable."