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Care home residents face a ‘Russian roulette’ in their standard of care

Age UK has its voiced its concerns about major inequality in the standards of care for older people after a new report highlighted a worrying variation in the levels of care available to older people.

Age UK has its voiced its concerns about major inequality in the standards of care for older people after a new report highlighted a worrying variation in the levels of care available to older people. In a national report, published today, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that over three-quarters of adult social care services are currently rated as Good (77%, 16,351) and 2% (353) are currently rated as Outstanding. However, it found considerable variation with nearly a fifth (19%, 4,073) of services being rated as Requires Improvement and 2% (343) as Inadequate. This is the first time that such

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