questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of removing long‑term residents from care homes once they become local‑authority funded on provider financial sustainability and the stability of the residential care market.
answerText: Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population, which is why, under the Care Act 2014, they are tasked with the duty to shape their care markets to meet the diverse needs of all local people. In doing so, they s...
heading: Care Homes