Welsh Assembly Government introduce new measures to improve social care in Wales
Social Care Charges (Wales) Measure 2010 by Alison Huggins, Elder Client Specialist of Howells Solicitors (This article was first published in Elderly Client Adviser - www.ecadviser.com) The coalition...
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If you have an elderly relative who is resident in a residential/nursing home it may well be that you have been asked to contribute towards the cost of their care. Claire Davis, Solicitor and Partner...
View ArticleCare Home fees - Who pays them?
1. The Local Authority When a person requires residential accommodation, an assessment of their finances is required in order to determine how the accommodation will be paid for. With the costs of care...
View ArticleCare home fees advice from expert solicitors for the elderly
Are you caring for an elderly parent at your home? Perhaps they are already ill and would otherwise be reliant on care provided privately or through Social Services at a cost of somewhere in the region...
View ArticleWales Should Follow England and Protect our Elderly Citizens
Following the recent announcement that those living in England will be asked to contribute no more than £75,000 towards their social care and that each person will have a protected capital threshold of...
View ArticleHow our team helped a war hero to offer a final gift to his family
The family of former Cardiff-resident Frank Green, who owned a famous toy shop in Canton for over 20 years, have been able to claim back care costs from the NHS after a recent claim through the team at...
View ArticleProtecting your Family Home from the Cost of Care in Later Life
Every year, hard working people who have strived all their lives to pay for their family home are seeing their hard work count for nothing, as their homes are sold to meet the cost of care in later...
View ArticleWelsh Assembly Announces Deadline for Reclaiming Care Home Fees
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...
View Article10-Minute Guide to Care Home Fees (Wales)
When you or a relative needs to move into a full-time care home, the change in situation can be difficult enough without having to worry about cost. Care home fees can run into the hundreds of...
View ArticleWelsh Government Confirms Changes to Care Home Fee Allowances
Claire Davis, Welsh Director of Solicitors for the Elderly, has welcomed the Welsh Government’s decision to allow people moving into a care home to keep more of their savings from April next year.The...
View ArticleWelsh Assembly Government introduce new measures to improve social care in Wales
Social Care Charges (Wales) Measure 2010 by Alison Huggins, Elder Client Specialist of Howells Solicitors (This article was first published in Elderly Client Adviser - www.ecadviser.com) The coalition...
View ArticleAre You Being Charged Top-Up Fees?
If you have an elderly relative who is resident in a residential/nursing home it may well be that you have been asked to contribute towards the cost of their care. Claire Davis, Solicitor and Partner...
View ArticleCare Home fees - Who pays them?
1. The Local Authority When a person requires residential accommodation, an assessment of their finances is required in order to determine how the accommodation will be paid for. With the costs of care...
View ArticleCare home fees advice from expert solicitors for the elderly
Are you caring for an elderly parent at your home? Perhaps they are already ill and would otherwise be reliant on care provided privately or through Social Services at a cost of somewhere in the region...
View ArticleWales Should Follow England and Protect our Elderly Citizens
Following the recent announcement that those living in England will be asked to contribute no more than £75,000 towards their social care and that each person will have a protected capital threshold of...
View ArticleHow Our Team Helped a War Hero to Offer a Final Gift to his Family
The family of former Cardiff-resident Frank Green, who owned a famous toy shop in Canton for over 20 years, have been able to claim back care costs from the NHS after a recent claim through the team at...
View ArticleProtecting your Family Home from the Cost of Care in Later Life
Every year, hard working people who have strived all their lives to pay for their family home are seeing their hard work count for nothing, as their homes are sold to meet the cost of care in later...
View ArticleWelsh Assembly Announces Deadline for Reclaiming Care Home Fees
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...
View Article10-Minute Guide to Care Home Fees (Wales)
When you or a relative needs to move into a full-time care home, the change in situation can be difficult enough without having to worry about cost. Care home fees can run into the hundreds of...
View ArticleWelsh Government Confirms Changes to Care Home Fee Allowances
Claire Davis, Welsh Director of Solicitors for the Elderly, has welcomed the Welsh Government’s decision to allow people moving into a care home to keep more of their savings from April next year.The...
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