TY - JOUR AB - Ann Mackay's article highlighted the costs involved in running a care home. Here, Kate Rees tells the other side of the story from her mother's perspective ‐ who changed from an independent retiree to a dependent resident in a nursing home ‐ and illustrates the true cost of living when you can no longer look after yourself. VL - 12 IS - 4 SN - 1366-3666 DO - 10.1108/13663666200800065 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/13663666200800065 AU - Rees Kate PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - The cost of living T2 - Working with Older People PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 19 EP - 21 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -