04 Oct 2012
Geoff Lane, chief executive, Regal Care Trading Ltd
CARE HOME “It is undoubtedly true that when we reach an age where we need additional help, the vast majority of people would wish to stay in their own home in familiar surroundings. In many instances this works well but the reality...
Lindsey Edgehill, marketing director, Helping HandsHOME CARE “Residential care homes are a crucial part of the UK’s elderly care portfolio and without them the country would not be able to adequately care for its elderly, but it’s important that families understand that alternatives........
01 Oct 2012
Dot Gibson, National Pensioners Convention, general secretary
YES “This idea that the country’s economy is struggling because an army of millionaire pensioners are joy riding with their free bus passes is absolute nonsense. The economic crisis is being used as an excuse to undermine the welfare...
Stephen Burke, United for All AgesNO: “The wealth held by many (but by no means all) older people should be the starting point to pay for care. It would also be intergenerationally fair compared to general taxation.
“As has been widely documented, the care system........