Nursing Home - Is The Following Considered Deprivation of Assets.......?

All_eBayed_Out

I just wondered about this scenario.....

Since being made redundant, and not able to find any more work I am living 3/4 days n nights as an unpaid carer for my 100 year old gran. My grandad died 24 years ago and not long after my dad put his name against the property. So both my nan and dad have half. IF she needs to go into a home will the house have to be sold straight away? Will it be seen as a depravation of assets?

margaretclare

Your Gran is 100 now so your Dad can't be a young man....if he's 60 or over the house can't be touched.

As your Gran has managed to live at home until age 100, is there a likelihood that she'll need to go into a home?

All_eBayed_Out

She can't recognise faces anymore and her hearing is very bad. She has recenty been victim to a distractiion burglery when no-one was here. I am scared when she cooks and have to watch over her as she can't tell when food is burning in the frying pan. She is very strong willed and tries to be as independant as possible but I am worried about her & I can't be here all the time as It would be too much for me. My dad says "she will be alright" all the time to whatever I say. The daughter in law (my mum) and I both have admitted to each other that she should really be in a home.

Biggles

margaretclare wrote: »

Your Gran is 100 now so your Dad can't be a young man....if he's 60 or over the house can't be touched.

That only applies if he lives there, it wasn't clear that he did.

All_eBayed_Out

Biggles wrote: »

That only applies if he lives there, it wasn't clear that he did.

No he doesn't.

monkeyspanner

When you say your Dad put his name against the house was this a gift from your Gran or was he left a share in the house by your Grandad? Either way because of the 24 years elapsed deprivation of assets is not relevant.

The council will not be able to force a sale of the house but it may attempt to treat your Grans share as an available asset to cover the cost of the care home. As your Gran only owns half it is normally considered a valueless asset as the share would be unsaleable. For more advice try a charity like www.counselandcare.org.uk

I would think carefully about moving her to a care home as a change of environment could do her health more harm than the risk of staying in an environment she is familiar with, especially if she is reluctant to accept a move. Does she get any assistance from the council social services? They should be able to provide daily care visits to help out. Does she go to a day centre? This might give her some outside social contact, she would be in a safe enviroment for a while and they normally provide a meal so that would be a meal she won't be cooking.

As your Gran has been the victmin of a distraction burglary she is now at particular risk of another as addresses of vulnerable elderly people are passed around amongst the people who carry out these crimes. You might wish to step up her security to try to prevent another incident. Encourage her to use a door chain and to ask people to come back when someone else will be with her.

Hope this helps.

whereforcare

I would reiterate the above with regards to counsel & care- they help out f=more than 100,000 every year with funding issues. If you manage to find the right nursing home, then it can be a comforting and stimultating environment for your gran- not every home is the nightmare that gets portryaed in the media- you can have a look at our website -WhereforCare for examples of good nursing homes, although we're also always looking for more reviews!

sloughflint

whereforcare wrote: »

you can have a look at our website -WhereforCare for examples of good nursing homes, although we're also always looking for more reviews!

I searched a county and less than 10 homes came up.

http://www.cqc.org.uk/registeredservicesdirectory/rsquicksearch.asp

might be better and includes inspection reports.