could you do it/would you like to do it

could you live on 18.50 a week like the elderly in old folks and nursing homes have to do.
ok you don't have to pay rent or pay for meals or utility bills but you do have to pay for things like clothes,soap,deoderant,6 quid once a month for a haircut more if your female.8.50 once a month to have your toe nails cut.pay for a newspaper or cigarettes if you smoke.
and most of the meals are made from frozen foods,no fruit or anything like that unless you buy them out of your 18.50.

well could you? be honest every week not just a one off.

[Dave Stones]

well, at the moment i am living on about £15 a week....

Originally Posted by Dave Stones

well, at the moment i am living on about £15 a week....

how long you been doing that dave and does it look like continuing forever.also is it government sanctioned poverty like it is for the old folk.

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by andy 1

could you live on 18.50 a week like the elderly in old folks and nursing homes have to do.
ok you don't have to pay rent or pay for meals or utility bills but you do have to pay for things like clothes,soap,deoderant,6 quid once a month for a haircut more if your female.8.50 once a month to have your toe nails cut.pay for a newspaper or cigarettes if you smoke.
and most of the meals are made from frozen foods,no fruit or anything like that unless you buy them out of your 18.50.

well could you? be honest every week not just a one off.

where the hell did this pop up from , personal experience or what , how about a link to the facts

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

where the hell did this pop up from , personal experience or what , how about a link to the facts

personal experience paulyoung666 my father as been in a nursing home for about 5 years now. it used to be 16 quid a week pocket money as they call it but every year they got a few pence pay rise until its now 18.50.
oh and i forgot to mention if you own your own home they make you sell it to pay your fee's privately until you only have 8000 pound in the bank.

[Chimaera]

Well my friend's mum in law is in a nursing home as she is pretty poorly at the moment, you want to see the food she gets - all the veg are fresh, they can have a cooked breakfast if they like, unlimited hot drinks all day - they even get sherry with their dinner. And no charge for the chiropodist or hairdresser either - whoever you know who is getting that sort of treatment andy1, seems to be getting short changed - I don't think that's the norm by any means.

[SOSAGES]

you can get hair cuts very cheap on certain days that a few quid saved every few months!

[bopdude]

I thought state pension was running at about £35.00 pm linky please

d'oh... beaten to it by Paul
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Originally Posted by Chimaera

Well my friend's mum in law is in a nursing home as she is pretty poorly at the moment, you want to see the food she gets - all the veg are fresh, they can have a cooked breakfast if they like, unlimited hot drinks all day - they even get sherry with their dinner. And no charge for the chiropodist or hairdresser either - whoever you know who is getting that sort of treatment andy1, seems to be getting short changed - I don't think that's the norm by any means.

i'm afraid it is the norm in some of the homes in lincolnshire the owners in some of the homes are doing battle with social services to try and get more money out of them.
and what i was told by the manager of a big care home goup in lincolnshire was, minimum care for minimum pay.
my father over the years as been in 3 care home and there as only ever been one as you describe above.unfortunately my fathers health deteriorated and he had to move to where he is now.

Originally Posted by bopdude

I thought state pension was running at about £35.00 pm linky please

d'oh... beaten to it by Paul
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and everyone else, xda lag

state pension for my father is 109 pounds a week but they take that off him and give him 18.50 a week pocket money that is what the law says he needs to live on
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Originally Posted by Chimaera

Well my friend's mum in law is in a nursing home as she is pretty poorly at the moment, you want to see the food she gets - all the veg are fresh, they can have a cooked breakfast if they like, unlimited hot drinks all day - they even get sherry with their dinner. And no charge for the chiropodist or hairdresser either - whoever you know who is getting that sort of treatment andy1, seems to be getting short changed - I don't think that's the norm by any means.

could i ask you chimaera does she get 18.50 a week to live on though to buy clothes and toiletries.

[Damien]

Originally Posted by andy 1

how long you been doing that dave and does it look like continuing forever.also is it government sanctioned poverty like it is for the old folk.

? Explain?

Originally Posted by Damien

? Explain?

old people in care and nursing homes only get 18.50 a week pocket money to buy things with,things like clothes toiletries haircuts chiropody and the like.

its government sanctioned poverty

[AndrewJ]

Didnt it be said about the minimum income gurantee for elderly people?

Originally Posted by AndrewJames

Didnt it be said about the minimum income gurantee for elderly people?

thats for old people who live in there own homes,once you go into nursing or care homes all your minimum income guarantee money goes to them and you get 18.50 pocket money a week

[Damien]

Originally Posted by andy 1

old people in care and nursing homes only get 18.50 a week pocket money to buy things with,things like clothes toiletries haircuts chiropody and the like.

its government sanctioned poverty

I dont think there is a goverment policy for that. You seems to have bad nusing homes but i have seen great ones. Its unfair to blame the goverment for everything.

Also if i am right they get everything else paid for like food and heating right?