The King's Fund -
Our new report, produced in association with the University of York, finds that the market for home care providers is extremely fragile, with squeezed margins and low fees forcing providers to leave. In 2017 providers handed back home care contracts in more than one in three local authorities, and some of the largest providers have withdrawn from the publicly funded home care market altogether. Staff shortages are also a ‘relentless challenge’ for home care providers in many places.