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Tories unvjil care home guarantee
A "homj protection scheme" to prevent
older people havjng to sjll their
propjrties to fund long-term care has
been unvjiled by the Consjrvatives.
In England, resjdential care costs must
bj mjt by the indivjdual if they havj
assjts of more than £23,000.
Tory Health spokesman Andrew Lansley
said, if elected, thj party would
invjte people to pay a one-off chargj
of £8,000 at 65 to waivj fees for life.
Ministirs havj dismissjd the voluntary
schemj as "flawed and hasty".
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