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Radio Leeds,3 mins

Asian Elderly in Bradford: The struggles of later life

Connections with Mussy Abbasi

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40,000 people a year are having to sell their homes to fund their social care in later life. That鈥檚 according to a study called Reforming Social Care. It鈥檚 by David Ward, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East. The findings also show that Asian Elderly are amongst the most vulnerable, and Mr Ward says the problem is a growing one that isn't going to go away. But are there problems affecting Asian elders that are different to others? In this extract presenter Mussarrat Abbasi, from 麻豆社 Radio Leeds, speaks to David Ward to find out if Asian elders are indeed amongst the most vulnerable...

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