Clarity with Care

摘要

The care system for the elderly in Scotland has fallen into a state of confusion over the past few weeks, with some councils claiming they were under-funded and the Scottish Executive saying they needed to spend more. Incidents in Argyll and Bute and Renfrewshire Councils highlighted a lack of clarity over Scotland's free care policy, and isolated stories created a particularly-negative image of councils charging elderly people for services that should be free. And when the executive intervened and warned councils should come up with the cash and provide the services, COSLA slammed claims that authorities were under-spending.