Live in care at Home – Elderly home care blog

Let’s face it, given the choice, we would all prefer to live out our lives in the comfort of our own home.

Even the government has recognised this fact. In an interview with Sian Williams on BBC Breakfast Time on 30/9/09, the Prime Minister said: “institutional care” is where most people “least want to go”. He further confirmed that the government is planning legislative changes which will allow as many people as want and need to the opportunity to be cared for in their own home.

Gordon Brown has been speaking to BBC Breakfast’s Sian Williams, the day after his keynote speech to the Labour Party conference – click here to watch the full interview. To skip to the point about social care for the elderly fast forward to 4:20 section of the interview.