IS the price of providing free personal care for Scotland's ever-ageing population just too high to pay?
IS the price of providing free personal care for Scotland's ever-ageing population just too high to pay? The latest figures yesterday revealed that council spending on the nation's flagship policy has rocketed, up 21% on personal care services for people in their own homes (from £185m in 2005-06 to £224m in 2006-07). The government's chief statistician suggested that the jump could be down to a range of reasons, from growing demand for more complex and costly care at home more >