Outrage Over Fees at Care Homes ; Care Home Charges for the Elderly Are Becoming Increasingly Contentious. Health Correspondent Audrey Barton Speaks to Healthcare Experts About the Current System and How It Could Be Changed.

The Journal › November 03, 2007

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A LEADING healthcare professor from the region yesterday spoke out against what she described as "outrageous" care home fees for the elderly.

Jan Reed, professor in healthcare for older people at Northumbria University, said the current system - where people who have more than pounds 21,500 in assets must pay for care -forces vulnerable elderly people to chose between themselves and their families.

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Outrage Over Fees at Care Homes ; Care Home Charges for the Elderly Are Becoming Increasingly Contentious. Health Correspondent Audrey Barton Speaks to Healthcare Experts About the Current System and How It Could Be Changed.

"If your house goes against your fees for a home it is a difficult choice between doing what is best for you now, or what is best for your family in keeping your home for them to inherit," she said.

"Asking people to pay for care when they have worked so ...

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