Half Of English Dementia Patients Not Getting Home Care Assistance; Government Pays

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Most persons with stages of dementia would rather stay at home and be cared for there; eighty three percent in fact. However the level of good caretaking is low, which in turn forces 50,000 persons into care facilities resulting in a 70 million pound bill to The Queen every month. The Alzheimer's Society predicts the situation will continue to worsen dramatically according to Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of Alzheimer's Society: "Half a million people with dementia live in the community and many will need help with everyday tasks such as eating meals, washing or going to the toilet...


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