Elderly couples 'can stay together in care'
By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent
03/03/2008
Elderly married couples will be able to stay together when they go into residential care under plans announced yesterday.
The measure was unveiled by Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, at the Labour Party spring conference and comes as the Government is planning a transformation of the lives of older people and their carers.
There will also be improved respite care, to give people a break from their responsibilities, as well as reforms aimed at making the experience of growing old less difficult, such as shared residential care for couples.
Abridged Article. SOURCE: telegraphUK
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