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

Council funding rules left her ineligible to remain at the £4,000-a-month home.

Overview

  • Brenda Miles was given two days' notice to leave Innage Grange in Bridgnorth after five years at the home.
  • Her life savings of about £240,000, largely from selling her bungalow, were depleted by fees of roughly £4,000 per month.
  • After her assets fell below the £23,000 means-test threshold, the council relocated her on October 31 to Hilton Brook House, which costs about £2,400 per month.
  • Relatives say the move was distressing and that the new room lacks an ensuite, which they argue is unsuitable for a 98-year-old with dementia.
  • The family sought a review through South Shropshire MP Stuart Anderson without success, and the council declined to comment on the individual case.