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@drivel wrote:
You made your points well Cas – well your 1 point – 3 times well
Well done lassy :lol: :lol: :lol:
Lol :lol: ty Drivel xBloody pc been playin up all day (well thas my excuse and im stickin to it 8) )
It can’t possibly be cos i’m blond, cos i’m blond AND red :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:
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I have worked in a nursing home for the past 10 years .I have never come across a case where familys have been forced or even asked to pay towards the care of there parents .if the old person (service user )correct term has enough money to fund themselves yes they pay but if they havent got the funds it is paid for by the local authority.even when the person is self funded the local authority make top up payments to cover nursing needs.
Unless the individual in care has sold the property they resided in (or signed it over) and the profits of which were given to the next of kin.
If less than 7 years have passed since that event, the next of kin is liable for the payment of the nursing home fees.
In other words, your mam can’t sell her house, give you the £150k and then decide to live in a nursing home, you would be liable for the bill. After 7 years, the money is yours and the state pays
@slayer wrote:
Unless the individual in care has sold the property they resided in (or signed it over) and the profits of which were given to the next of kin.
If less than 7 years have passed since that event, the next of kin is liable for the payment of the nursing home fees.
In other words, your mam can’t sell her house, give you the £150k and then decide to live in a nursing home, you would be liable for the bill. After 7 years, the money is yours and the state pays
Which is really sad and unfair .
There are a lot of folks – like my parents – who worked all their life – never making a lot of money – but by being careful and prudent – they owned their home – worth a lot of money now – They never got anything from the state – no handouts – and then not much more than the basic pension
Compare that to someone who hardly worked – milked the system – gets every handout available – and is looked after by the state until their dying day@drivel wrote:
@slayer wrote:
Unless the individual in care has sold the property they resided in (or signed it over) and the profits of which were given to the next of kin.
If less than 7 years have passed since that event, the next of kin is liable for the payment of the nursing home fees.
In other words, your mam can’t sell her house, give you the £150k and then decide to live in a nursing home, you would be liable for the bill. After 7 years, the money is yours and the state pays
Which is really sad and unfair .
There are a lot of folks – like my parents – who worked all their life – never making a lot of money – but by being careful and prudent – they owned their home – worth a lot of money now – They never got anything from the state – no handouts – and then not much more than the basic pension
i agree it is sad and unfair .even when the parent signs the profits from there home over to the next of kin if the person lives for any lenght of time the money goes fast as these care homes cost between 4 and 5 hundred pound aweek to live in so the 150k dosent last that long in real terms .we have a lady of 101 in our home she has lived there for the last 17 yrs 500 pound aweek for 17 yrs a lot of money
Compare that to someone who hardly worked – milked the system – gets every handout available – and is looked after by the state until their dying day
i would just like to say my friends mother n father are in a care home……they are fantastically cared for and the nurses are second to none and do a magnificent job👍
Thank’s budha for dragging this old thread up ….. I have really been here 15 years or more
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it was a care home post mr fish…so i took the opportunity to point out what an amazing job the nurses do in these homes……fantastic in fact…..15 years wow…nice one x
can you pop a birthday wish on 9s thread too mr fish please…..❤
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