Adult care and nursing home costs increased by 2.4% in July, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall consumer prices also increased by 0.2% during that month.
The Local Government Ombudsman’s annual complaints statistics once again back up the harsh realities many people face in key areas of their lives – how their children are educated, how elderly relatives are cared for, and the houses they call home.
Caroline Page, 65, a Liberal Democrat county councillor on Suffolk County Council, contracted COVID in late 2020 and was referred to a long COVID service by 2021. Then, in 2022, she was diagnosed with lung cancer.