Independent Age said free personal care would eliminate catastrophic care costs for those receiving domiciliary care.
The number of people requesting adult social care has grown by 2% since 2015/16 to 1.8m, The King's Fund has found.
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Concerns over care costs are holding back baby boomers from spending in retirement, a report has found.
The growing popularity of housing with care will lead to a shake-up of the sector over the coming years, The Access Group has suggested.
The number of people aged 65 and over is expected to grow by 40% in two decades, but millions are at risk of suffering ill health later in life.
People living at home with round-the-clock care are nearly a third less likely to suffer a fall than those living in a care home.
More than half of local councils don’t insist that firms must pay employees for time spent travelling between visits.
Diverse global capital providers now consider healthcare a favourable investment class.