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Council Moves 98-Year-Old With Dementia to Cheaper Care Home After Savings Run Out

The dispute underscores how means-tested care rules collide with tight council budgets.

Overview

  • Brenda Miles was given two days' notice to leave Innage Grange in Bridgnorth after her funds fell below the £23,000 support threshold.
  • She had spent about £240,000 from a home sale and savings on fees of roughly £4,000 per month since moving there in 2020.
  • Shropshire Council declined to fund her continued placement and on 31 October relocated her to Hilton Brook House, which costs about £2,400 a month.
  • Relatives say the new placement is unsuitable and describe distress caused by the move; the council declined to comment on the individual case.
  • South Shropshire MP Stuart Anderson sought a review of the decision, but the attempt was unsuccessful, according to the family.