A war hero's family have spoken of the crippling costs of providing him and his wife with care. Keith Fretwall talked about the 'painful' decision to enter his parents, who both have dementia, into a care home.
His father Wilfred, who turns 100 on November 22, and 97-year-old mother Margaret, are now receiving the specialist care they require after their deteriorating mental capabilities meant their safety could no longer be guaranteed with home visits from carers. Keith says he and wife Diane have spent "hundreds of thousands of pounds" of their life savings on extra expenses for his mum and dad.
He told DerbyshireLive that, over the last five years, his family has paid in excess of £8,000 a month to keep their parents at home - approximately £400,000 in total. His mother and father's house is due to be sold now to help fund their ongoing care at a home.
