Help Needed On Avoiding Care Fees

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Sorry if there is already a thread on this but I couldn't find it.
My dad passed away last year leaving my 73 yr old mum in their mortgage free house. She is now terrified that, if, God forbid, she needs to go into care at some stage, the State will take her house to pay the fees and I won't get my "inheritance"
This is becoming a major issue for her. She's read in a recent paper that that she could get me put onto the deeds as joint owner to remove this risk. Is this an option?
Any advice appreciated
My dad passed away last year leaving my 73 yr old mum in their mortgage free house. She is now terrified that, if, God forbid, she needs to go into care at some stage, the State will take her house to pay the fees and I won't get my "inheritance"
This is becoming a major issue for her. She's read in a recent paper that that she could get me put onto the deeds as joint owner to remove this risk. Is this an option?
Any advice appreciated
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To be serious now.......something i am not known for........
Please take legal advice......you cannot transfer the house to anyone so as to avoid paying for an elderly persons accomodation in a care home....unless it is 10 years before the person needs care when the transfer is made.......Speak to Citizens Advice,Pay a Lawyer for 1 hours advice,but DO NOT accept the first advice you get........best of luck.....
"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" Edmund Burke
(a) Tell your mother that you want her to use the value of her house to pay for whatever care she may need and not to worry about leaving you a legacy.
or
(b) Provide the care yourself, either in her home or yours
I've told my parents (a)
Would you care to enlighten me as to how that remark is relevent?
"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" Edmund Burke
My parents HAVE saved money all their lives. I'm just saying that when/if the time comes I'd rather they spent it on the best care they can get rather than worrying about leaving me a legacy and accepting whatever care the state decides they should have.
My grandmother died earlier this year and left me and the other grandchildren a small legacy. She spent the rest on the fees for a lovely residential home in which she was very comfortable and happy during the last few years of her life. I don't begrudge a penny of it. I would feel guilty if she had gone for the cheapest just so we got a few grand more.