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96-year-old Lily has been stuck in a hospital bed for 11 months. She just wants to go home, but her council couldn’t find carers to look after her.

96-year-old Lily has been stuck in a hospital bed for 11 months. She just wants to go home, but her council couldn’t find carers to look after her.

The programme discovers just how many other people there are like Lily, and reveals the wider impact that a shortage of carers is having – including on the NHS. More money may be part of the solution, but can the government afford it? Wyre Davies investigates.

29 minutes

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Reporter Wyre Davies
Producer Paul Heaney

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