Britain’s only specialist respite holiday provider for severely disabled people and their carers is to close because of financial difficulties, in what has been called a bellwether example of the UK’s growing social care crisis.
The Tories didn’t kill it, but the prospect of a Starmergeddon has.
Revitalise, a charity that runs unique state-of-the-art respite stays, offering 24-hour care at two specially adapted hotels, said local authority cuts, combined with increased running costs and a fall in donations, meant it was no longer viable.
The 60-year-old charity, which has a number of high-profile supporters, including Samantha Cameron, Dame Esther Rantzen, and Dame Judi Dench, said the financial challenges it faced were “insurmountable”.Good luck pinning this on 'the Tories', Rachel! Now you're the one in the hot seat, things are going to be your responsibility.
One can only steel oneself for what next Wednesday will bring from this most wretched of governments...
