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Husband, 94, forced to pay £8,000 a month for his wife's Alzheimer's nursing care - after NHS funding was denied despite her 'severe' needs

Daily Mail Money · 16 September 2026 at 16:02

Husband, 94, forced to pay £8,000 a month for his wife's Alzheimer's nursing care - after NHS funding was denied despite her 'severe' needs

Terry Mahoney, 94, from St Albans, must pay £8,000 each month for his wife Barbara's nursing home.

Their daughter Tracey Hart told This is Money of the toll it's taking on the family.

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Husband, 94, forced to pay £8,000 a month for his wife's Alzheimer's nursing care - after NHS funding was denied despite her 'severe' needs

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