Hundreds of very elderly people are being forced to leave their care homes because of government cutbacks, Trouw reports on Thursday.
The cuts affect the elderly who need little care and are in the lowest categories. Some 28,000 of them currently live in nursing homes, Trouw newspaper says.
Funding for care has been stopped for all new cases from January this year. This has led to a reduction in the number of people moving into nursing homes and the subsequent closure of entire departments.
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