What is the average cost per week of a good OAP Home?

The point of this thread was to attempt to work out the cost of Boris's promises in that matter. Can anyone hazard a guess? If Labour made such promises, Conservatives would scream blue murder about the cost and where it will come from.

JenniferEccles- I know what you mean - as sais, my grandmother's, MIL's and my parents' savings and more- all went that way- it is btw the same here, and the same in most countries. If you bought a house in the 60s for 2000, which is now worth 500.000 - is it really fair that it should all go to your children, who have not contributed to that - and let poorer people pay?

The costs are truly outrageous aren't they?

I think what infuriates the most is the complete unfairness in the system.

Those in care homes who have worked hard all their lives and saved for their retirement, end up paying more and thereby subsidising those who have squandered all their money, or have lived their lives sponging off the State.

Those who have made no provision for their care in old age, are funded by the Local Authority, and those fees are cheaper than those paid by self-funders, even in the same homes.

It's an appallingly unfair situation.

The Mail is currently running an excellent campaign about this, and they have been successful in the past with their campaigns, so let's hope they have as much success with this one.

Boris has vowed to do something about the situation, but who on earth knows if he will keep his word ?

Our £2000 a week bill for two was in Cambridgeshire. There’s nothing, literally nothing, for less than about £800 and those are awful.

then the State picks up the bill- no?

But will it pick up the bill for a 'luxury 4*' care home, I do not know. Would be interested to understand this better- so thanks for any info.

Not sure where all these people live, but my father pays £525 a week for residential care home only. He lives in Staffordshire. He had to sell his house and has about 5 years worth of money then who knows what will happen.

Sincere apologies anno- I truly meant no offense.
When I retired, I didn't go into a Retirement Home - and many people in such 'homes' do not need care either- tbh.

Point is, we are talking about £50.000 + per year. And second point is - how on earth will Johnson fund this?

And 3rd point- should the children of parents who have made 100s of 1000s in some cases (and more for some- I know) be expected to inherit the lot- whilst other Services like the NHS ad Education suffer, and poorer tax payers have to pay for their care - for doing nothing apart from being born to better off parents? (like mine). My answer is 'no'. And we didn't, with either of our parents or grandparents either.

FGS. Please, do not refer to OAP Homes. I loathe the description OAP - an outdated term for those of us who have retired to a new phase of our lives. The pension is not referred to any longer as "Old Age Pension". Retirement Homes, or Care Homes but NEVER call them OAP homes.

When I received my state pension, I was neither old nor aged.

It also depends on where one lives- in London the sky appears to be the limit starting at around 2.5K a week. Outrageous.

My mother in law who died a few weeks ago was paying
£1,000 a week for residential care not nursing care

It depends, residential care is usually cheaper than nursing care and EMI nursing ( elderly mentally infirm) is the most expensive. Well over £1000 pw I should think.
The posher the place the more it costs, a bit like hotels really.

My mum pays just under £4000 a month - so about £1000. She is not in a nursing home but it does specialist dementia care.

yes, thanks. That is a lot of money for sure ... 52000 per person over 2, 3, 5, 10 years ...

my mil and my grandmother, my parents had to fund their care out of the sale of their home - and there was little left by the time they met their final demise- in every case, just before the 'State' (eg us all) had to pick up the bill ...

When I last worked (4years ago) it was £2000 weekly

Are you talking care homes? My parents’ was £1000 per person per week. That was four years ago.