The Royal College of Nursing has responded to the Government's plans to cap social care costs for older people.
Dr Peter Carter, RCN Chief Executive welcomed the Government's focus on addressing the "hugely important issue" of social care funding but warned: "While these are positive steps, there needs to be much more detail about how the Government is going to deliver a system that is fit for purpose.
"Our concern is that setting a cap at £75,000 or above will help very few people and will still lead to many people being forced to sell their homes. We believe that the Dilnot Commission, with its recommended cap of £35,000 for social care costs, provided a workable solution to social care funding."
Dr Carter added: "Getting social care funding right is crucial, not only for the future of social care, but the NHS too, and we would urge implementation of the Dilnot recommendations as soon as possible."