Fear of death is, perhaps, part of the human condition. But it is a bitter irony that our collective success in postponing the inevitable stirs avoidable anxieties. Foremost among them, in England at least, is being ruined by stratospheric care costs. The Dilnot report reaffirmed the terrible nature of the financial risk which the elderly run, and produced a practical plan for banishing the worst of the fears.
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Mr Dilnot has provided an opportunity that will not be bettered.
Dilnot care commission: In place of fear
It was dismaying to hear No 10 meet this powerful report by murmuring that care was ‘complex and difficult’
- Editorial
- guardian.co.uk, Monday 4 July 2011 21.11 BST
Social care costs ‘should be capped at £35,000’
Social care costs ‘should be capped at £35,000’
By Nick Triggle
Health correspondent, BBC News
Social care costs in England should be capped so people do not face losing large chunks of their assets, a independent review says.
Council-funded home help and care home places for the elderly and adults with disabilities are currently only offered to those with under £23,250 of assets.
The Dilnot report said the threshold should rise to £100,000 and a £35,000 lifetime cap on costs would be “fair”.
But the Treasury is known to have doubts about the expense of the plans.
More support for dementia sufferers in Norfolk and Suffolk
More support for dementia sufferers in Norfolk and Suffolk
By KIM BRISCOE Monday, July 4, 2011
6.08 AM
Dementia patients receiving hospital treatment are being offered fresh hope with the launch of a £450,000 community scheme to help them go home sooner and safely.
