Today, the Herald has:
Home caring services are heading towards a “catastrophic breakdown”, Scottish ministers have been told as industry leaders warn the funding deficit is becoming uncontrollable. Concerns over the sustainability of social care in Scotland have been growing in recent years, with local government body Cosla warning £750 million is needed just to stabilise the vital industry.
Is there hard evidence for this claim?
From Care home statistics for Scotland Support and services funded by local authorities in Scotland 2024/2025 published yesterday:
During 2024/25 there were an estimated 49,605 people who resided in a care home and were fully or partially funded by a local authority. This was similar to 2023/24 (49,545).
Wouldn’t there be evidence of a collapse in the figures, not 60 more places in 2024/2025 if a ‘catastrophic breakdown’ was emerging?
Talking-up Scotland 
Are journalists not taught that words have meaning? That we have nuances to enable us to present an accurate account?
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I think it’s the sub-editors (often called copy editors in the US) who write a significant number of “clickbait” headlines in modern-day newspapers and on digital platforms?
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BBC Scotland too?
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