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Home care bill shock for needy Walsall pensioners
Express & Star 3 May 10
Pensioners in Walsall are being forced to fork out for home care or have their visits axed. A total of 4,800 elderly and disabled people in Walsall are having their care package reviewed as part of a shake-up – designed to save £10 million over the next three years.
Those receiving day care, home care, residential and nursing care will be affected. The overhaul will impose a ceiling on funding through a complex government-designed formula…