• New data confirms postcode lottery of care for the old

    More services on offer in the poorest areas rated as inadequateOlder people living in England’s poorest areas are more likely to be offered inferior social care, according to new figures that reveal a postcode lottery in care services.A quarter (24%) of the social care services in the 10 most deprived areas in England have been deemed to be inadequate or in need of improvement compared with only 15% of those in the 10 richest areas. It means the proportion of inferior services on offer in

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