fees paid to care home

welder41

My mother is 94 years old and been living here in a care home for 8 years we had to sell her home to pay for fees she worked for the NHS since she was 15years old and receives a pension from them when we sold her home for only £50000 and spend the money paying out extra  on top of pension so she can stay there she only has a small amount of money in the bank  and wondered if she could claim for overpayment and back fees.

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Almost definitely not

Katykat

is it a care home or a nursing home?

cattie

What on earth makes you think you can claim money back? Once her savings dip below a certain amount it's possible the local authority will agree to fund her continuing care in the home as she's lived there for some time. But not all local authorities are the same & some might wish her to move to a cheaper care facility before they will agree to fund her.

Sadly, people living alone who own their own homes do have to sell them & use the proceeds to pay for their care once they have to go into a home. It's something many of us will have to face as we get older.
 

calcotti

AgeUK have a  umber of factsheets that may be relevant
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs20_nhs_continuing_healthcare_and_nhs-funded_nursing_care_fcs.pdf
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs10_paying_for_permanent_residential_care_fcs.pdf
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs24_personal_budgets_and_direct_payments_in_social_care_fcs.pdf
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs38_property_and_paying_for_residential_care_fcs.pdf

Katykat

cattie said:

Sadly, people living alone who own their own homes do have to sell them & use the proceeds to pay for their care once they have to go into a home. It's something many of us will have to face as we get older.
 

Not always. If your needs are due to certain medical conditions ( and that includes dementia) rather than frailty, mobility or inability to look after yourself due to aging ( social care) then the NHS continuing care service should pay for your care, even if you reside in a care home rather than a nursing home. It all hinges on your needs rather than which type of facility you live in. Having said that, every obstacle will be put in the way of claiming, the onus is for the person ( or usually the family) to prove the case. But it can be done, I did it and got back every penny - the whole proceeds of the sale of the house. It took 3 years but I am a very determined person and there are support groups out there. 

hb2

Of what relevance is it that the OP's relative worked for the NHS? I also have an NHS pension and have zero expectation that it will make the slightest difference if/when I need care!

Mojisola

welder41 said:

My mother is 94 years old and been living here in a care home for 8 years we had to sell her home to pay for fees she worked for the NHS since she was 15years old and receives a pension from them when we sold her home for only £50000 and spend the money paying out extra  on top of pension so she can stay there she only has a small amount of money in the bank

Have you asked for a financial assessment from the council to see if she can get help with the fees?