Care cap and self-pay resident assessments delayed until 2020

The introduction of a £72,000 cap on the cost of care and the assessment of self-paying care home residents has been postponed until 2020.In a letter to the chair of the Local Government Association (LGA), Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Care Minister Alistair Burt said the decision was made due to a lack of interest from the…