Recently, at Tauranga Hospital, I met a man in distress. He explained that his wife was suffering from dementia and she had to shift to another facility in a different rest home. He could not leave with her because he would lose too much money – he was trapped in a retirement home on the other side of town.
The question needs to be asked: why can people not buy a unit freehold to avoid this tragic situation? Where is Grey Power and Age Concern to assist the most vulnerable people in our society? They say a country is judged by how they care for their elderly.
R Chamberlain, Otumoetai.
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