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Care Campaign for the Vulnerable is placing pressure on the Government to fix the social care crisis with families reporting to us they can no longer cope with the stress lack of funding and social care issues that are facing them every day. Helen Moynahan told CCFTV that her husband is currently living 100 miles away in a care home and their children and grandchildren can not always make the long journey to visit him. Today the family tell the Daily Express their distressing story. Read it here:https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-express/20200120/281827170723079

CARE CAMPAIGN FOR THE VULNERABLE STATEMENT

Care Campaign for the Vulnerable is truly shocked to be told of Rylee Moynihan and Taylor Smiths letter addressed to Boris Johnston. Their distress at not seeing their grandfather is palpable and incredibly sad to read. It’s hard to believe that the repeated failure to address the social care crisis that so negatively impacts vulnerable people living in care homes, is also creating anxiety and stress for even the youngest members in some families. We all believe youth is something to be enjoyed, free of adult responsibilities with a carefree attitude to the challenges of teenage years. It is not a time when young people should be having to consider the welfare of an elderly vulnerable grandparent who lives in a care home.

Rylee and Taylor are clearly very caring children but what does it say about how we care for our vulnerable elderly if the current younger generation - who might never have been expected to experience a situation such as this for very many years - feel the need to write to the Prime Minister in an effort to plead for better care services for their Grandfather ? CCFTV urges the Government to address the issue of social care concerns as soon as possible. No more procrastination or delay. People are genuinely suffering and yet for years now their calls for help have simply been ignored. It is clear from this example that it’s not only about the vulnerable people living in care environments but also about the welfare and mental health of their families who witness repeated care failings. This Government has a material working majority.

Whilst CCFTV would advocate cross party collaboration to identify a sustainable long-term solution for this crisis, the absence of such is not an excuse for the Government to do nothing. Now is the time to really prove to voters in many deprived areas across the country that their government hears them, will act for them and provide the investment to ensure that social care has the same priority and focus as the NHS.

Don’t allow the youngest generation among us to grow up believing society does not care about our most vulnerable.