They wanted to split us up
FRANK and Mary Springett faced being split up into different care homes after 67 years of marriage when they ran out of cash to pay for their care.
Frank, 91, and Mary, 86, were forced to sell their home to meet the huge £8,000a-month bill. But when their money ran out Solihull council tried to separate them to save costs. The council did a U-turn after the Sunday Mirror highlighted their plight.
And last year Eric Wright, 84, died of bronchopneumonia despite concerned neighbours telling Telford and Wrekin council he needed urgent social care.