LIZ JONES: The haunting words uttered by my friend's frail husband are a shocking indictment of the state of our care homes. What she did next to save him is so brave

My friend, who is in her 80s, has an ex-partner of equal vintage who suffered a stroke a few years ago. After struggling with drop-in carers, he ended up in a care home.


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