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'I spend 19 hours in bed': Home care pressures leave 89-year-old 'missing freedom'

BBC News · Jun 30, 2026, 11:01 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Alison said carers now give her an evening meal and medication during an afternoon call at about 15:00 BST and help her to bed for the night.

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'I spend 19 hours in bed': Home care pressures leave 89-year-old 'missing freedom'

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