Elderly care home residents auctioned off by councils on ‘eBay-style’ website – Telegraph.co.uk
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Elderly care home residents auctioned off by councils on 'eBay-style' website
Telegraph.co.uk Ros Altmann, a Government adviser and independent expert on care for the elderly, said: “These eBay-style sites highlight the funding crisis for elderly care. It is awful. The idea of bidding for a person is just uncivilised. These are not parcels … Care for elderly and disabled bought by 'eBay auction' Old people auctioned off to care homes on the internet: Anger over 'cattle … |
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