Families have paid out £14bn to look after elderly loved ones since Boris Johnson made his broken promise to fix our social care system Dementia victims and their families have paid a staggering £14bn for social care since July 2019 – Boris Johnson’s first day in office Figures published today show the amount eclipses the … Read more
Families have paid out £14bn to look after elderly loved ones since Boris Johnson made his broken promise to fix our social care system Dementia victims and their families have paid a staggering £14bn for social care since July 2019 – Boris Johnson’s first day in office Figures published today show the amount eclipses the … Read more
A heartwarming video has captured the sweet moment that an elderly couple were reunited after spending eight months apart. Mary Davis, 89, last saw Gordon, her husband of 68 years, when he was moved into a care home in August last year and had been unable to visit him due to lockdown restrictions. In February, … Read more
NHS trust finance chief, 55, stole £50,000 from ‘vulnerable’ elderly relative to help pay for her daughter’s school fees and pay off her mortgage, tribunal hears Janet Ashby persuaded Mr A to let her oversee his assets, disciplinary panel told She previously worked for Barnsley Hospital but was sacked and later jailed This week she … Read more
NHS trust finance chief, 55, stole £50,000 from ‘vulnerable’ elderly relative to help pay for her daughter’s school fees and pay off her mortgage, tribunal hears Janet Ashby persuaded Mr A to let her oversee his assets, disciplinary panel told She previously worked for Barnsley Hospital but was sacked and later jailed This week she … Read more
Families say they have to ‘beg’ care homes to allow them to visit elderly relatives and urge the government to clarify the rules From Monday April 12, care home residents will be allowed two regular visitors Campaigners say it is a ‘cruel lottery’ for families, with some homes allowing 30 minute visits once a week, … Read more
From the point of view of everyone’s safety — not least her own — it really would have been much better if my dear late mother had been banned from driving long before she approached her 80th year. Though she would hotly deny it if she were still alive, the fact is that throughout her life … Read more
A lawyer fighting for the removal of a controversial cycleway in central London has claimed the elderly and those with disabilities are at risk from the scheme. Andrew Swaffer, a lawyer acting for residents against Cycleway 9 along Chiswick High Road, told MailOnline he saw an elderly man almost get hit by a cyclist when … Read more
Stephen Timms MP: Chairman of work and pensions committee has asked DWP to explain how it is prioritising payouts to elderly women MPs have demanded the Government reveals how it plans to prioritise £3billion of state pension backpayments to elderly women, and make contact with heirs of those who have died. An estimated 200,000 women … Read more
CRASH and carry! Elderly driver flips her Vauxhall Corsa onto its side while trying to park in Sainsbury’s… leaving rescue crew scratching their heads Vauxhall Corsa somehow ended up on its side after parking attempt in car park Female driver inside had to be rescued as she was trapped in car with no way out … Read more