Families and neighbours must do more to look after the elderly to stop them enduring a "dismal existence", the UK Care Minister has urged.
Norman Lamb said everyone had a part to play in building a "less neglectful society" and warned against relying on the state to "do everything".
The Liberal Democrat said some older people ended up in residential care unnecessarily and called on local councils to rebuild a "neighbourly resilience" that could help pensioners remain independent.
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