Elderly people in East Renfrewshire are “not being treated very well” as a result of “shocking” social care cuts, it has been claimed.
Cllr Kate Campbell, Conservative, said a 95-year-old woman has seen her care package reduced from four visits per day to three visits per week.
During a discussion on the council’s outcome delivery plan, which aims to ensure older people are “valued” and enjoy “positive lives”, councillors criticised the impact of the cuts. Cllr Paul Edlin, Conservative, said he had attended a meeting with care users in late March where four out of five patients discussed reported “either dissatisfaction or extreme dissatisfaction”.
He added: “We are not unique in this. We are catching up with our neighbouring authorities who have had to make these cuts to services many years ago.”
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