There has been no "U-turn" by Theresa May over the so-called "Dementia Tax"
The Conservative plans mean:
If we guess at a cap of £200,000 (and it is a guess as the Conservatives won't tell us before the election) , someone receiving ten years of care living in an average-priced home in England would face a bill of £173,000 under the dementia tax.
Elderly and vulnerable people face losing over half the value of their home to fund this ill-conceived policy, with nine out of ten homes potentially at risk.
This is like a new type of inheritance tax - but one that's targeted at people of modest means, not the wealthy. The Conservatives want to tax ordinary hardworking people out of their savings and homes if their relative is unfortunate enough to need years of care.
The NHS is creaking under increasing demand by an ageing population and under funding by the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats would:
Save the NHS by putting a penny in the pound on income tax to give the NHS and social care services the cash they need.
Make waiting times for mental health care match those for physical health care.
Full details of our health plans are here