Cost cap would've comforted us allJimmy Quinn's family was forced to sell his home and cash in his life savings to fund his care after he developed Alzheimer's disease. The Falklands veteran needed specialist dementia care after his condition deteriorated during lockdown, leaving his family facing a £1,400-a-week care bill. Mr Clay died in 2014. Their daughter Lynne Holmes said: 'Before he died, dad said, 'Please don't sell the house, keep it in the family'. 'But we couldn't afford to keep it, we had to sell it to try to fund mum's care.'

Source: Daily Mail September 08, 2021 07:02 UTC