{"id":55323,"date":"2017-05-19T01:20:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T18:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tories-would-fund-social-care-with-value-of-elderly-patients-homes\/"},"modified":"2017-05-19T01:28:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T18:28:53","slug":"tories-would-fund-social-care-with-value-of-elderly-patients-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tories-would-fund-social-care-with-value-of-elderly-patients-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tories would fund social care with value of elderly patients' homes"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nUnder Conservative manifesto proposals, homes of dementia patients, among others, would become means-testable assets \u201cMy Dad has the best care. He\u2019s surrounded by love.\u201d Nicola Steen is proud of the extensive system of social-care support that has evolved to keep her father, Alex Steen, 94, safe and largely content in his Nottingham home over the 11 years since he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s. Related: Social care funding: what are the Conservatives proposing? Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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