With the average price of residential care increasing at its fastest rate ever in 2016,we face a ‘prolonged crisis’ in provisionThe cost of being in a UK care home rose at its fastest rate final year and is now an average of £33904 a year – up almost 10% on the 2016 figure.
Ahead of next weeks budget, which may reveal the latest government thinking on the cost of care timebomb, or research from Prestige Nursing + Care has revealed the latest costs and a enormous disparity in prices around the country.
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Source: guardian.co.uk