Council refuses to reduce ‘ridiculously high’ care charges

CARE charges for elderly and vulnerable people in North East Lincolnshire will not be reduced – despite the council's leader branding them "ridiculously high".

In June, the newly-elected Labour administration promised to conduct a review into the charges for home care and day centres which had been introduced under the Fairer Contributions System.

'NOT SURPRISED': Peter Greenfield, 70, now uses private day care after seeing his hourly rate for home visits go up from £6.75 to £11.24. He said: "I'm not surprised the council has not been able to reduce the charges." Picture: Rick Byrne

As reported, the changes, which were introduced in April, saw some service users hit with massive increases to their care bills.

Showcase of high-tech gadgets

THE latest technological advancements to safeguard the elderly and vulnerable residents have been showcased in North East Lincolnshire.

The new equipment has been fitted to a demonstration bungalow at the Willows Older People's Mental Health Resource Centre to showcase their advantages to the area's care professionals.

It is hoped the newly-equipped bungalow will demonstrate how the area's vulnerable and elderly residents could live in the future.

Among the high-tech gadgets installed are fall detectors and medication reminders.