Scotland could see a “huge number” of care homes close unless additional cash is made available to fund them and increase workers’ pay to a minimum of £12 an hour, sector leaders have warned.
First Minister Humza Yousaf has already pledged to increases wages in the sector to this level, but said the Scottish Government cannot “afford to do this absolutely immediately”.
With no timetable announced for the pay rise, Scottish Care - which represents independent care homes across the country - said “targeted action” is now needed from the government as it warned: “There is a real urgency to save Scotland’s care homes.”
