Care home costs soar 10% in two years

Private care home costs are soaring, up 9.3% in the last two years. The average cost of a room in a care home is now more than double the average pensioner income. That means an annual shortfall of £14,568, according to new research.

Which means UK pensioners need an extra £247 each week to fund care home costs. How sustainable is this? %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%