and fraternity between nations. president biden has warned the risk of nuclear conflict is at its highest level since the cuban missile crisis, sixty years ago social care providers are warning that millions of people could be left without support, unless there is a complete overhaul of the system. care england, which is the body that represents independent services, says a proper vision is needed, or the nhs will be on its knees . jeremy cooke reports. are we ready for our lovely.? wendy hughes is bringing care into the community. your medication, sweetheart. really? whey aye. ..to mark, an ex navy diver now living with dementia. that s fabulous. for mark and his family, this is priceless help. i ll do the dishes. next stop the bathroom. but today s poll by ipsos mori for bbc news suggests more than 70% of people aged over 55 are not confident that care is reaching many of those who need it. a shortage of staff like wendy lies at the heart of what many call the care crisis.
fixes, they are longer term, aren t they? fixes, they are longer term, aren t the ? ~ , , ., they? absolutely, the fixes are [on . er they? absolutely, the fixes are longer term. they? absolutely, the fixes are longer term, that they? absolutely, the fixes are longer term, that is they? absolutely, the fixes are longer term, that is why - they? absolutely, the fixes are longer term, that is why we - they? absolutely, the fixes are l longer term, that is why we need they? absolutely, the fixes are - longer term, that is why we need a longer term, that is why we need a longer term, that is why we need a longer term settlement so that people are able to plan better. in the short term, we need quick measures to help support the workforce so that families can get the support that they need. i think it is no surprise, really, that we are very short of funding within social care, and that is because insufficient has been put in through the years. families will do what they can but some
the government says it doesn t set pay levels for care workers, and that it s a matter for local authorities and other care providers. but it is planning to invest £15 million to recruit more staff from overseas. the care sector wants radical, urgent change. if we get this wrong, there ll be hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people who will be in crisis. we ll have an nhs that will be absolutely clogged with people and the entire system, both health and social care, will be on its knees. so the stakes here are extremely high. it s been a year since the government announced plans to introduce a national insurance levy in part to help improve adult social care. wonderful. that s now been scrapped, leaving carers and care providers asking where the money will come from. jeremy cooke, bbc news, newcastle. let s get more now from mike padgham, he s chair of the independent care group which represents social care providers in north yorkshire. he also runs care
and is taking months to get the visas through and we are worried about having it tonight. it s an immediate problem and as we know the health service has been clogged up and we have a solution but we need some help from the government. 50 some help from the government. so you are worried about covering the care immediately tonight on this weekend. what do you do in that situation? ., ., ., , ., .y situation? you have to use agency staff and you situation? you have to use agency staff and you can t situation? you have to use agency staff and you can t get situation? you have to use agency staff and you can t get staff- situation? you have to use agency staff and you can t get staff of - staff and you can t get staff of your own and at the end of the day the level of care you can give whilst you like to comes down to the minimum because staff are exhausted and you can t cover the shifts and you have to provide the care and you are between a rock and a hard place and i wish the gove
are we ready for our lovely.? wendy hughes is bringing care into the community. your medication, sweetheart. really? whey aye. ..to mark, an ex navy diver now living with dementia. that s fabulous. for mark and his family, this is priceless help. i ll do the dishes. next stop the bathroom. but today s poll by ipsos mori for bbc news suggests more than 70% of people aged over 55 are not confident that care is reaching many of those who need it. a shortage of staff like wendy lies at the heart of what many call the care crisis. let s go. better wages would help. often wendy s appointments run over, and it s time she doesn t get paid for. my wage isn t the living wage any more. that s rubbish. on paper, it s a living wage but it s not. notjust me, every other carer out there. everybody doing this kind of work.