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The bizarre story of a fake carer - and what it says about the UK's care industry

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Sarah Whitaker's 89-year-old father suffered a stroke in the summer and needed more and more support at home.

Carer Tracy came by train and revealed she could not drive because there was a problem with her licence.

Tracy couldn't cook and once served David deep -fried Brussels sprouts for lunch.

Sarah was left wondering who had been in her father's house for nearly three weeks .

Care regulator CQC says they don't regulate introductory care agencies.

Carer Tracy Whitaker sent an untrained carer - a complete stranger - into the house of a vulnerable elderly man who is very ill.

Home care services are worth over 12bn per year and rising, according to healthcare analysts LaingBuisson .

The government has written to Chief Executives of adult social care services telling them of their 'home first ' approach.

VR Score

65

Informative language

63

Neutral language

13

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

37

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not offensive

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short-lived

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