{"id":209,"date":"2011-08-04T00:01:57","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T00:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssc.squareeye.com\/?p=209"},"modified":"2011-08-04T00:01:57","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T00:01:57","slug":"the-first-step-a-response-to-the-commission-on-funding-of-care-and-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strategicsociety.org.uk\/the-first-step-a-response-to-the-commission-on-funding-of-care-and-support\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Step? A response to the Commission on Funding of Care and Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

A discussion paper exploring the ‘capped cost’ model, and what it means for local authorities and families.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a year of deliberation, the Commission on Funding of Care and Support published its conclusions on July 4th, 2011.<\/p>\n

The key strength of the Commission’s recommendations is that they are built around an indisputable truth: the private sector finds it extremely difficult to provide coverage to the population against the potential ‘catastrophic costs’ of needing long-term care; so, the state must step in and fill this resulting gap in protection.<\/p>\n

In its final report, the Commission builds on this insight to put forward a new framework for the shape of state support in the English social care system: the ‘capped cost’ model.<\/p>\n

With the government committed to producing a new social care White Paper no later than April 2012, “The First Step? A response to the Commission on Funding of Care and Support” explores:<\/p>\n