Monthly Archives: June 2012
Anger at ‘scandalous’ rise in charges for mum’s home help
A son who looks after his elderly mum says her care bill is set to triple to more than £18,000 under changes being introduced by the city council.
Friday, June 01, 2012
Widow Vera Hunt, 87, is disabled following a stroke four years ago. She is double incontinent with dementia and requires two carers to attend to her four times a day.
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Her son, Martin, 55, gave up his job and house to help care for Vera at the pensioner’s home in Wintersdale Road, near Uppingham Road, Leicester, but says her life savings will now be drained to pay for increased charges.
He is angry and deeply upset that every penny of savings put away by his parents, who had paid their taxes all their life, would have to be spent on his mum’s elderly care.
“She contributes more than £6,000 a year and because I’m looking after her she isn’t a burden to the local authority,” said Martin.
“I need carers to come in and help hoist her out of bed and change her incontinent pads, but apart from that I’m doing everything else.
