1. Alison Holt
BBC Social Affairs
Correspondent

3. News at Six and Ten – about 5 million viewers a night.
Radio News
Online
Social Media

4. Longer investigations
Checks and balances before investigation starts.
Last resort for ignored relatives/whistleblowers.

5. Care and the media Appetite for care stories
People understand the system is under strain.
Strong audience response.
One of the big questions facing us.
Can be hard to get care sector to speak.

6. Important voices

7. Care Costs in the UK 26% of people receiving home care pay full costs.
-44% of people in care homes pay their full costs.
26% of people receiving home care pay full costs.
Councils receive 5,000 new requests a day for social care.
£3.5billion funding gap by 2025
Source: Local Government Association, Oct 2018

8. Planning for the future
15% of adults have made plans for future care costs.
50% say they have never thought about planning for future care.
48% of adults say they don’t understand what social care means.
Source: Local Government Association, Oct 2018

9. The Green Paper Before the end of the year?
The third or fourth date given.
How green will it be?
What if there is no plan?

10. Alison Holt
BBC Social Affairs
Correspondent