Bill soared by £3,000 a year
JOAN Watson was charged an extra £3,000 a year for her mother’s care home fees after she was diagnosed with dementia.
Her father Len already had dementia and was being looked after in a care home in Bournemouth.
Her mother Marie also moved into the home after a fall and a few months later was diagnosed with dementia.
The care home then told Mrs Watson it would cost her an extra £3,000 to provide specialist dementia care for her mother, even though she was in the early stages.
She had to sell her parents’ bungalow to foot the bill.
She has since moved them to a cheaper home nearby but the bill for both parents is £62, 000 a year.
She said: ‘The fees ate up my parents’ £100,000 life savings in about a year, so we’ve had to sell their home to give us enough for a few more years. If we got through all that too, I don’t know what would happen.’