Deeply worrying’ lack of nursing home places available across England

A new study commissioned by Age UK confirms that one in seven older people in England can’t access residential or home cares meaning that 1.4 million older people aren’t receiving the care they need. The charity claims that parts of the country have become ‘care deserts’, which means that older people can’t access residential or home care, regardless of whether they can pay for it or not.  This is because local councils have been having their budgets squeezed for years, and they can no longer afford adequate care for their residents. Because of this, private care providers are finding it increasingly difficult to keep trading on the