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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Family wait 100 days for Midlands care home refund after aunt’s death

Clara Willetts with her great-great nephew
Clara Willetts with her great-great nephew. Photograph: supplied

A grieving family have hired lawyers after one of the UK’s largest care home operators withheld thousands of pounds in unused fees after their loved one died.

Clara Willetts, 95, died on 19 June in the £186-a-day Netherton Green care home in Dudley run by Advinia. The firm failed to return more than £7,000 after her death despite repeated demands and promises to do so. The money is needed to pay for her funeral.

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