I thought that I was quite good at finding my way around the various rules regarding funding having fought the la and won for my mum when she was in a care home but I can’t find the answer for my dad.
He’s 91 and has been living independently (with a fairly high degree of support from me) until 3 months ago when he broke his leg, he’s recovered well and is due to go home next week with 4 visits a day from the Community Team to start with as he hasn’t regained his mobility.
He owns his own home and has some savings.
The question is once he starts paying for his own care, when he runs out of savings does the la then want a deferred payment agreement or is that only applicable if you go into a care home, thanks
Here’s my rough guide. Yes, house value not considered if still living there. Once you get below about £30,000 be sure to start talking to Social Services, as they are incredibly slow to respond! Stop paying before funds go below £24,000. Our Carers UK can give precise details, or Google Charging for Care and look at the .gov site.
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