Call You and Yours - Cost of Care

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On this week's Call You and Yours we're talking about the cost of care. The average cost of a care home has passed £1000 a week. For many people with more complex needs the costs can be even higher spiralling to over a hundred thousand pounds a year. Research shows that over half of care seekers will have to fund their care privately because they have assets above a certain threshold. So this affects many people. We often don't know whether we - or our relatives - will need care later in life. So the reality of how much you may have to pay can come as a huge shock. We may not have thought about it before and suddenly the costs can be eating through life savings and leaving families with dilemmas about what to do when the money runs out. The Government has set up an independent commission, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey, to look at social care reform. But it is not due to publish its final report until 2028. Critics argue we need change to come sooner than that. We want to hear from you. How much are you paying for adult social care right now? What's your experience of the social care system and how are you coping with the costs? Are you having to sell property or drain savings in order to pay for care? Email us - [email protected] and from 11am on Tuesday call us on 03700 100 444 PRODUCER: CATHERINE EARLAM PRESENTER: SHARI VAHL