High concentrations of substandard care homes in some areas leave families with no choice but to accept an under-performing home for older and disabled relatives, an analysis suggests.
Over a third of beds were in settings rated as not good enough in a sixth of areas, the think tank IPPR found.
In two places – Newham in London and Manchester – at least half were.
Campaigners said high concentrations of substandard care would mean that good homes would be over-subscribed.
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