Cultural challenges are limiting changes to social care

Manthorpe and Iliffe state that sustainability in the care home market is intrinsically linked to self-payers subsidising local authority funded placements.1 As described, this imbalance and chronic underfunding for local authority placements is unsustainable—it needs examination and an open and honest conversation.

I work for an organisation that supports people in their transition between health and social care. We work alongside NHS teams as a dedicated support for patients and their families who are inevitably experiencing …