Hundreds of thousands of older people are left lonely and without any regular social contact, Jeremy Hunt will say, describing it as Britain’s “national shame”.
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With no savings she was forced to sell her home of nearly 40 years to pay for her care.
Since then I’ve always believed that how a society treats its elderly people is a measure of how fair that society is.That’s why there was wide condemnation when, back in 2000, pensioners got an insulting 75p rise from the Labour Government.
Pensioners rightly felt cheated by a system didn’t make having a pension worthwhile.
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Thousands of pensioners could be forced into care homes against their will under secret NHS cost cutting plans.
More than 13,000 elderly people are expected to be effectively evicted as health authorities refuse to fund care in their own homes.
Charities expressed alarm, describing the new measures as “outrageous.”
More than 13,000 elderly people are expected to be effectively evicted as health authorities refuse to fund care in their own homes.
Charities expressed alarm, describing the new measures as “outrageous.”
THOUSANDS of sick and elderly Brits could be forced out of their own homes by NHS cuts.
More than 13,000 face ending up in residential care against their
will as health chiefs refuse to pay for care in their own home.Read more...
