Elderly deserve better in wealthy UK

As a family, we have looked after my elderly, widowed mum for more than ten years.

During this time we have dealt with building works and a hip replacement, and brought in electric beds, a stairlift and private medical help to improve her quality of life.

By looking after her in our homes, we have made her life happy and secure at the heart of her family. We have asked for next to nothing from the NHS or the Government.

This is for one reason: the processes are so mired in bureaucracy – finding reasons not to help rather than reasons to help seems to be the name of the game.

So you give up and get on with it yourselves. If there was a more ‘can do’ attitude from the