Nottingham's Vicky McClure has shared a video calling on all MPs to "cure the care system" after reports that the government will delay the care cap. The Line of Duty actor released the video on her Instagram on Wednesday, October 19, during which she speaks directly to MPs and asks them to imagine trading their life in politics for a life as an unpaid carer for someone with dementia as she calls on the government to reform the social care system and back dementia with more funding.
The video describes the emotional, financial and physical struggles faced by thousands of families who are trying to get support for loved ones with dementia, leading Vicky to call on the Government to ‘Make Dementia a Priority’. The video comes after reports that the cap on the sum people pay for care in old age could be postponed by a year as Jeremy Hunt considers delaying the Government’s flagship social care reform.
This reform is expected to be a crucial first step in protecting care home users, of which at least 70% have dementia, from catastrophic care costs. Speaking in the video, Vicky tells MPs: “You worked hard, you have an important job, you got elected.
