Retrospective Continuing Health Care Funding Reclaim Deadlines Act Now.

monkeyspanner

If you or a relative/friend were paying own care home fees and you believe the primary care needs were medical the government has imposed deadlines to make retrospective claim for repayment of care home fees under the NHS continuing care home funding scheme.

If you paid for care between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2011, the deadline to start the process is 30 September 2012. Starting simply means contacting your local Primary Care Trust and asking to be assessed. There's no deadline to complete the process by.

If the care was received between 1 April 2011 and 31 March 2012, the deadline is 31 March 2013.

MSE have just published a guide to making a reclaim including suggested letters to the PCT. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/fam...sts-reclaiming There is also a new comments thread.

That discussion thread is here.

For more information on personal experiences and advice have a look at this long running thread. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/800521

hilstep2000

I've started this claim on behalf of my Dad. NHS pays £108 at the moment, we think he should have whole lot paid as he came straight from hospital to the home, and is on oxygen 24 hours a day, and has mobility probs. He is having another full assessment next month, will update how we get on.

monkeyspanner

Due to the publication of the MSE CHC funding guide there has been a flood of enquiries on the associated thread.

If anyone has been through the CHC funding application process and feels they can offer advice, please chip in. That discussion thread is here.

I am feeling a bit snowed under trying to answer queries resulting from the MSE campaign the majority of which are from people who need basic help.