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We salute work of carers in this Dementia Week
The devastating impact of Alzheimer’s, or dementia
Thursday, 24 May 2012
This week (May 21-27) is Dementia Awareness Week and I would like your readers to spare a thought for people across Northern Ireland, who are struggling with the relentless, debilitating advance of Alzheimer’s, or dementia, as well as those who care for them. I work for a disability charity called Vitalise. Each year, we welcome couples affected by Alzheimer’s, or dementia, to our respite centres for much-needed breaks.
Carers from Norwich and Norfolk complete daredevil jump to raise over £1,800 for the Stroke Association
David Freezer Thursday, May 24, 2012
6:30 AM
Carers from Norwich, Hingham and Kings Lynn took part in a daring ‘vertigo challenge’ to raise over £1,800 for the Stroke Association recently.
The group from Mears Care in Norfolk, teamed up with colleagues from Suffolk and Cambridgeshire for the challenge in Bedford on Sunday, May 20.
They had to climb to the roof of a wind tunnel tower via ladder before making an 125ft power fan jump off the side.
Outrage as pensioner sees care home fees doubling to £125,000 a year
Sandford Station retirement village is charging a 76-year-old resident £125,000 a YEAR in fees
PUBLISHED: 11:48, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 11:59, 23 May 2012
Rocketing costs: Jacquie Heal, 44, from Bristol with the paperwork from the care home Sherwood Lodge where her mother is a resident
The family of a pensioner are furious after her care home fees were more than doubled to a staggering £125,000 a year.
Pamela Watts, 76, is currently paying £3,543 a month out of her savings to live at a care home in Sandford Station Retirement Village in Somerset.
But her fees are now being increased to £10,355 per month, of which the Government contributes just £432.
The home, run by the St Monica Trust, says Mrs Watts’ fees have increased because of her complex and challenging needs.
She has been given until July to decide whether to pay the increased fees – or move out.
