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Figures expose mounting crisis in care for elderly

telegraph.co.uk (1 year and 1 month ago)

May 12, 2012

Britain's crisis over caring for the elderly is mounting because of a combination of rising costs and falling house prices, new research reveals. full story

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Figures expose mounting crisis in care for elderly

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