I've always been of the opinion that, while State help can be available, if it is possible for a person or their family to take care of relatively simple matters then that is the way to go. Over reliance on State help just adds to the tax burden on the whole community and means that. possibly, someone who cannot do for themselves may get overlooked.

All we seem to be hearing from you, Lizzie, is a diatribe about the 'fat cats' who, you say are taking the cream here. Do you really think, that if these people exist, they will be the ones to take the heat when this kind of storm in a teacup blows up? They won't. It will be someone a lot further down the totem pole who will be made a scapegoat for this kind of nonsense.

Villan had the right idea - find a solicitor to deal with the matter IF it is worth the aggravation. That is what most sensible people would do if it wasn't a problem that they could solve themselves.
insofar as this problem goes - the solution would have been so simple. My daughter's parents in law are in their 70s and are going on frail. Their FAMILY help them out and, if they were in this situation, the grab handles would have been put up when the problem first arose. I would not dream of leaving someone I cared about in such a situation for so long a time, in spite of their protestations.