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jenny lucas Online
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Wed Nov 07, 2018 10:09 am
What is your dad's situation? (Sorry if you've told us earlier a while back)
If he owns his own house/flat, then he has to use the value of that to pay for any residential care.
But if he doesn't, then the council should pay.
If he owns his own flat/house, or not, but doesn't have more than £23,500 in 'cash' (ie, not in property), then he should not have to pay for 'care-in-his-own-home'.
I'm wondering whether they are keen to 'put him in a care home' because they know he owns his own property (so would definitely be self-funding), whereas if he 'goes back home' but doesn't have that £23,500 in cash/savings etc, then THEY would have to pay for the carers going in every day!
In other words, they are financially incentivised to 'put him in a care home' rather than 'have him back home with carers'!!!!
If he does own his own property, how old are you? If YOU live in it, and are 60, they can't make him sell it to pay for residential care. (I don't know what happens if you live in it, but also own another property, eg, one you are renting out, and moved out of to move into his to look after him, etc etc) (others here will know)
In these days of 'national austerity' (amazingly, this only ever seems to apply to social welfare and the NHS - not to the government splurging tax money on rubbish like Brexit negotiations and HS2!!!)(oh no, loads of money around for THAT!).....but, with cash strapped councils/NHS, there will ALWAYS be the 'assumption' that decisions will be made that suit THEM, not US.....