So if those increases carried on at the same rate, all of that £4.6bn would be swallowed up in extra costs.
Ms Brennan said the money would help but described it as “a drop in the ocean”.
“Social care touches each and every one of us in our lives at some point,” she said.
“Our workforce needs to be recognised for the skills that they have and the roles that they play in our communities. We still see people who need brilliant social care providers across the sector doing what they do best every day. To do that we need the funding.”
Back at Mill Point, Linda says she still enjoys staying with her family one weekend a fortnight. But she is in no doubt over where she calls home.
“I call that my holiday home and this is my home now,” she said.
“This is where I’m settled and this is where I want to be.”
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “We are addressing the adult social care sector’s urgent need for support by providing a funding boost of over £4.6bn, introducing a new fair pay agreement for care workers, and increasing the carer’s allowance earning limit by more than £2,750 in two years.
“To address the long-term, structural issues we inherited, we have commissioned an independent review into adult social care.”