Watch out for over-charging of care home fees

Self-funders pay 43 per cent more than local authorities - and many people are wrongly charged

A social worker and an elderly person
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We live in a country with an ageing population. As a result millions of people rely on care homes to look after them in their final years.

But, care homes are back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

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