@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