Claim: One in three dementia patients are forced to sell their homes.
Fact-check: How many people with dementia have to sell their homes to pay for care? - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. a poll found that 16% of respondents who said they had friends or family with dementia also said that person had to sell their home to pay for care. but there are other drawbacks which mean the results are not reliable.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2019-07-24T00:00:00