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Dutch students can live in care homes for free ...

(28 Posts)
Grannyknot Mon 23-Mar-15 15:32:27

In exchange for keeping the older folk company. What inspirational thinking:

www.thejournal.ie/help-the-aged-1814698-Dec2014/

And I can't imagine any shoddy treatment would get past the young 'uns either.

trisher Tue 24-Mar-15 18:11:52

Slightly different but on much the same theme is the case of Botton village in North Yorkshire. Run as a community for many years for people with learning disabilities who live and work with volunteers. The volunteers are now under threat as they are being forced to become employees or leave. A true case of bureaucracy making things worse. You can read about ithttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/30/camphill-learning-disabled-communities-split-row-reform-pay-values
So someone would probably stop any young peope living in care homes.

trisher Tue 24-Mar-15 18:13:17

woops missed a space http/www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/30/camphill-learning-disabled-communities-split-row-reform-pay-values