Age Scotland calls for social care to be fixed after damning report

Responding to today's Audit Scotland report on the mounting financial pressure on health and social care services, Age Scotland chief executive Katherine Crawford said:

"The dire state of health and social care services outlined in this Audit Scotland report is something that sadly we are all too aware of. The closure of lifeline social and community services across the country are already having a devastating impact on older people, affecting their wellbeing and exacerbating loneliness and social isolation.
 
"The deteriorating situation shows just how important it is to fix social care in this country which is why we want the party political leaders to get round the table after the Holyrood election and, once and for all, come up with a deliverable plan to sort out the mess that social care has become.
 
"Social care reform requires significant investment from governments and some real accountability. Services are crumbling and we can't afford another five years of hand-wringing and failure to act.  Voters have a right to know if politicians are going to make fixing social care a priority. It is a vitally important service that deserves proper support, not just for older people but for all of us."