<sod >Those homes would then have to be sold to pay their bills, after their deaths, after the commitment to a cap on overall care costs of around Â£72,000 was dropped.< eod>< sod > But the measure was dubbed a âdementia taxâ, because the homes of sufferers would needÂ to be sold to pay their bills, after their deaths, after the commitment to a cap on overall care costs of around Â£72,000 was dropped.< eod>