Warning over social care cuts

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Deep cuts in spending on social care are being implemented in spite of "extreme" public concern over recent scandals in care homes, a senior figure has warned.

David Pearson, president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass), said Britain, as one of the richest nations in the world, needed to consider how much it valued the care that it provides for the most vulnerable.