herfindings have prompted the former health secretary jeremy hunt to call for a closer look into the finances of big care home companies. it s just over a year since dale s father died and he has many questions about the care his dad received, and its cost. norman had dementia and was living in a care home near wigan. he wasn t there long before the family became concerned. sometimes he was dressed in clothes that weren t his. i once went in and he had a woman s blouse on. his dignity had been. gone a little bit. i was mortified when i looked at the bottom of his feet because they were as black as tarmac. i got an apology off the manager at the time. that was like a small snapshot, to me, of what was going on. the private equity backed care home company says the home has a new senior team, but dale wants to know where the £1,000 a week his dad paid in fees went. he spent £125,000, paying a lot of money for his care. i was expecting a little