Plaudits for social care in Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire has been judged as the council that is coping best with providing social care services against a background of national budget cuts. Independent organisation Demos, in association with Scope – a charity for disabled people – has produced a league table after looking at all 22 Welsh local authorities. Carmarthenshire County Council was ranked number one on the list, which was published online last week. The assessments were based on a range of factors including budget changes to older people’s care and changes in user charges for various social services. Speaking of the ranking, Bruce McLernon, director of social care, health and housing, said: “Despite the very difficult financial environment local authorities are working in, we in Carmarthenshire have continued to make social care a priority. “An additional £3.4m was allocated for adult social care in 2011/12, and at the same time we have continued to develop a partnership strategy strongly geared towards working proac...