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Couple who owned care homes in Terrington and Spalding found dead in their car
Jaswant and Isabel Beeharry were found in the back seat of their black BMW in a lane at Floods Ferry, near March, on Saturday morning.
Chris Bishop Wednesday, June 13, 2012
9:05 AM
“While there is some unavoidable uncertainty about the future of the home at the moment we will ensure that all the residents continue to receive the care they need”
Debbie Olley, from Norfolk County Council
Firefighters said there had been “a small fire” in the car, which had left it smoke damaged.
Devon MP Ben Bradshaw says dementia not properly diagnosed
People suffering with dementia in south-west England are not being properly diagnosed until it is too late, a Devon MP has said.
During a House of Commons debate, Exeter’s Labour MP, Ben Bradshaw, said the region had the lowest formal diagnosis rates in England.
He added that, in Devon, only a third of patients were correctly diagnosed.
60,000 grandparents forced to give up work to bring up grandchildren
An estimated 60,000 grandparents have had to give up work to bring up their grandchildren to stop them being taken into care by social services, a study suggests.
8:28AM BST 12 Jun 2012
Every year around 9,000 grandparents abandon their careers to look after grandchildren only to face a lack of support and recognition from the Government, according to the research.
Unlike new parents or adoptive parents, working age grandparents and family carers are not entitled to paid leave from work or financial help from their local authority and are forced to rely on benefits or their own savings to make ends meet.
