Governments must realise value of care sector to economy, says UK expert

Published 29th June 2015

Linda Belardi on May 22, 2015 in the Community Care Review reported that the debate on rising aged care costs neglects the enormous social and economic contribution of the home care sector to society and to the sustainability of the health system, the head of the largest peak body for care services in the UK told a Sydney conference on Thursday.

Chief executive of Care England Professor Martin Green warned Australia against following the path of state-funded home care in the UK, in which chronic underfunding of home care has led to a “major crisis” in that country.