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How 10,000 families are paying massive care home bills they don’t need to
… and how to make sure it doesn’t happen to you
By Tom Rawstorne
Published: 23:12, 13 June 2014 | Updated: 00:25, 14 June 2014
As a leading theatre director, 74-year-old Glen Walford has spent her long working life touring the world. But whenever she returned to Britain, she always knew she had a home — the pretty red-brick house in the Worcestershire countryside where she grew up.
Her childhood bedroom was still there, as well as her office and outbuildings filled with her belongings.
But when Miss Walford’s elderly mother, Mary, broke her hip in 2006 and had to go into a care home, the local council ruled that Miss Walford was only an infrequent visitor to the property — and therefore the house belonged exclusively to her mother, who would have to sell it to pay for her care fees.
Powys elderly day care centre charges doubled
Plans to double charges for elderly people at seven Powys day centres has been backed by the council cabinet.
A 50% hike in meals-on-wheels charges was also supported.
Dementia’s tragic toll: 50,000 quit jobs to care for sufferers
- More than 65,000 people are now juggling work and care for sufferer
- Nine out of ten businesses say they would consider flexible hours for carers
- Campaigners say more needs to be done to help those with condition
- Celebrities Alesha Dixon, Ray Winstone and Amanda Holden back new drive
More than 50,000 carers will have to quit their jobs to look after loved ones with dementia this year, research shows.
Dementia care costs businesses in England £1.6billion a year and 66,000 employees have to adjust their work schedule to make time for their caring responsibilities.
Public Health England and leading health charity, the Alzheimer’s Society, have joined forces in a major campaign to encourage the public to tackle one of the nation’s biggest health issues.
