Paying For Care Care fees: who should be paying the bills?
By John Harrison - 11/07/2008
For most people, the harsh reality of the financial implications of admittance to care comes as a total shock - and even more so to their families. Costs for a placement in some parts of the country are now approaching £1,000 per week, and for those unfortunate enough to have assets in excess of the miserly threshold figure, their future finances and security are bleak.
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