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Conversations about getting old are still too hard for many of us to broach. A survey by Independent Age, a charity for older people, found two thirds of adults aged over 65 had never talked to their family about end-of-life issues. Either they didn’t want to face up to the possibilities, didn’t know how to start the conversation or didn’t want to upset their relatives. Failing to plan...
Tackling the legal issues facing those in need of care is our daily business here at Just Caring Legal. People usually enter the health and social care system when they are at their most vulnerable – and perhaps never more so than when they are living with the effects of dementia. Dementia progresses in a way that is unique to each individual and different types of dementia affect...
Here at Just Caring Legal, we get many enquiries about the possibility of claiming back care fees for past periods when they or a relative were eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding but didn’t receive it. The good news is that yes, it is possible, but it depends on the particular facts of the case. Claiming back care fees on behalf of someone who has died is also possible. The bad news is, you can...
You can claim a refund of care fees for periods during which you or a loved one was eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare but did not receive it. Do any of the following apply to you? If so you may have a claim. You or a loved one have paid care fees in England because of complex and/or unpredictable care needs These could be home care, residential care or nursing home fees....
With a loved one living in a residential or nursing home will probably be familiar with the concept of top-up fees. These are third-party payments which bridge the gap between the cost of care home fees and the amount the local authority is willing to pay. They are so common that the charity Independent Age calls them a “secret subsidy” propping up the residential care system. So you...
Have you or a loved one had your care funding withdrawn following an NHS Continuing Healthcare review? Here at Just Caring Legal, we are hearing of more and more cases like this. A review of NHS Continuing Healthcare takes place after the first three months, then at least once a year thereafter. Of course, there will be times when the withdrawal of funding is justified, if the intensity or complexity of care...
“Like putting a plaster on a patient that needs a triple bypass”. This is how Liverpool City Mayor Joe Anderson described the extra cash for social care announced by the Government yesterday. Communities minister Sajid Javid announced that up to £900m extra cash for social care would be available over the next two years. But far from soothing the worried brows of councils, care providers, residents and their families,...
I recently wrote about the National Audit Office taking a step closer to a full-scale investigation of NHS Continuing Health Care funding. Now another Government department, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is shining a spotlight on the care home market. Is it working for individuals as it should? This is great news. Here at Just Caring Legal, we are well aware of some of the unfair practices that force families...
The Continuing to Care report, which came out last week, is a reminder of the difficulties facing many of those who apply for NHS Continuing Health Care (NHS CHC) funding. NHS CHC pays care fees in full for those with a ‘primary health need’. However, many NHS CHC assessments are flawed, the report found. How are NHS CHC assessments carried out? Someone is eligible for NHS CHC if healthcare is more than ‘incidental or ancillary’...