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Care home fees
Just_caring
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My uncle has just had to go into a care home, we met with someone from continuing health care and are awaiting the outcome to see if he is eligible for full funding, I am not very hopefull and would like to know how much he would have to pay, he claims AA ( which we know will now stop) pension credit, housing benefit, he and his wife has circa £9K in savings, any info would be appreciated.
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It depends on each individual home what they charge, so you should contact them directly.0
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If he pays for himself, his AA will not stop. If he pays in part it may not - I don't know, others may be able to answer this.
Do you really mean they have nine pounds in savings? Nine?[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Æ[/FONT]r ic wisdom funde, [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]æ[/FONT]r wear[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]ð[/FONT] ic eald.
Before I found wisdom, I became old.0 -
If he isn't eligible for continuing health care then the bulk of his pension and pension credit will be paid to the home leaving him with a small amount for personal spending.Lost my soulmate so life is empty.
I can bear pain myself, he said softly, but I couldna bear yours. That would take more strength than I have -
Diana Gabaldon, Outlander0 -
Savings amount amended to £9k.0
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Just_caring wrote: »My uncle has just had to go into a care home, we met with someone from continuing health care and are awaiting the outcome to see if he is eligible for full funding, I am not very hopefull and would like to know how much he would have to pay, he claims AA ( which we know will now stop) pension credit, housing benefit, he and his wife has circa £9K in savings, any info would be appreciated.
Why do you think he will have to pay for care? https://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/Factsheets/FS10_Paying_for_permanent_residential_care_fcs.pdf?dtrk=true
Their savings would be split 50/50 so he only has £4.5K in capital.
Make sure his wife gets a benefit assessment so that she claims everything she's entitled to.0 -
Why do you think he will have to pay for care? www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/Factsheets/FS10_Paying_for_permanent_residential_care_fcs.pdf?dtrk=true
Their savings would be split 50/50 so he only has £4.5K in capital.
Make sure his wife gets a benefit assessment so that she claims everything she's entitled to.
Everyone pays though no matter how little money they have. There's no such thing as free care! :mad:Lost my soulmate so life is empty.
I can bear pain myself, he said softly, but I couldna bear yours. That would take more strength than I have -
Diana Gabaldon, Outlander0
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