The Welsh Assembly Government has set a deadline for claims for the refund of care home fees paid between 1st April 2003 and 31st July 2013 to be made. The deadline is 31st July 2014.
Any person who has been contributing to the costs of care home fees from either their income (including state pension or other benefits), or savings, between the above mentioned dates may be entitled to a full or partial reimbursement. The law says that if the primary reason for being in a care home is because you have a health care need rather than social care needs, the full cost of your care and accommodation should be paid by the NHS.
In Wales, Health Boards are regularly being forced to repay millions of pounds to care home residents and/or their families. Howells Solicitors have acted for some of these families (for a case study click here) and recovered huge amounts of wrongly paid fees.
Click here for further information on the services provided by Howells Solicitors specialist elderly client solicitors.
Could you get legal advice on reclaiming care home fees?
Countless families have been given inadequate or misleading information by health and social care professional when their relative has been placed into a care home. It is therefore crucial that you take independent expert advice about whether you have been treated fairly.
With the impending deadline, there is no time to waste. You must act now to register a claim. It does not matter if the care home resident has now died, as a claim can be advanced by the estate.
Talk to Howells about care home fees today
Howells Solicitors have legal experts in this area of the law and they work closely and in partnership with a fully qualified consultant nurse assessor to thoroughly asses, analyse and pursue your case.
If you think you may have a claim please urgently contact Alison Huggins on 02920 404021 or alison.h@howellslegal.com for further information.
