One million older people in need 'struggle alone' - BBC News
I pay for homecare visits for an hour every day - £12.17 per hour.
I am thankful that my extra income of low rate attendance allowance plus an 'industrial accident' addition to my 'works' pension covers the cost.
I never waste those homecare hours on daily washing and dressing - I never go out so a wet flannel and a change of nightwear I manage myself - I do have help with a weekly shower.
The homecare time is used -
preparing a cooked 'brunch' (usually boiled eggs)
plating up a cooked meat salad for my evening meal
emptying and filling dishwasher and washing machine
unpacking and storing weekly grocery delivery
changing bedlinen weekly
vacuuming and dusting everywhere weekly
taking domestic refuse out weekly
These duties are essential for my survival and dignity
I am aware that others who cannot afford them, don't get them.
A society is only civilised when it takes care of its most vulnerable members.