if the government make a old lady sell her home to go into care.?

Question

an old lady had a fall and damge her hip, she was told that she was to old for a new one, and the local council would not fun her care at home and that she Must sell her bungallow,( that she and her late husband had work and saved for )to pay to stay in acare home, the care home charges £685.00 per week.
the mony from the sale of her property has now nearly gone,( she is 90this year) and now the care home have agreedto drop the fees to£400.00per week and take her pension, this leaves her£19.00 per week pension. could this be called finacil abuse?
M y advise is to have no money and to sell your property on retairement, and have a jolly good holyday.

Answer 1

I got round this one. Make a gift of you house to your children or someone else as early as possible. You still live in it but the Government can't get it's claws into the assets if there is enough time lapse.
You only get looked after in this country if you have nothing.

Answer 2

Trouble is, people now live so long that there seriously isn't the money available to pay for the upkeep of pensioners - they live so long that they spend years in poor health, requiring pensions for decades, they get free prescriptions for everything, free or very cheap travel, they get other benefits as well, such as the Scottish Executive pledging free personal care for pensioners. The truth is these people didn't have to support a huge number of pensioners when they were working, and many of them weren't paying tax anyway, because the vast majority of pensioners are elderly women. And most of them spend decades claiming free prescriptions for things that are symptoms of old age, instead of just dying off naturally and letting the working population prosper. If you spend 30 years, like my grandmother, being a hypochondriac, and taking about 20 tablets for nothing that is a real illness, just old age, then why have the cheek to complain about the poor pensions and having to sell the house to pay for your upkeep. She should have died earlier.
Care homes cost a lot, because they have large numbers of staff, which are needed if you have to care for disabled/senile people. You might look around for a cheaper one, £685 seems very expensive. But if her rent and food are already taken care of, what does she need the £19 for? She has a broken hip and is 90.
They should die off naturally and stop moaning, that way they might leave something for their children.

Answer 3

unfortunately the way the government not the care homes see's it any one who has the means to pay for care must do so. my advice is that if you have children or close family that you trust that you should sign over any property or monies over £2,000 before the government makes you use that money to pay for your healthcare. just think of it as an early will payment. i personally think it's disgusting that this happens, and think that unless you are very well off like a millionaire then you shouldn't be forced to sell your home.

someone said about going into a less expensive care home. my partner works in a care home and trust me they don't come cheap, private clients basically keep the service working because the amount the council pays doesn't always cover the full cost of care for most clients. especially if you want qualified staff if you want to pay them all minimum wage you get what you pay for. my partner is a professional and has done lots of courses but still earns less than the average office worker!

Answer 4

I have no idea what the answer might be. I am guessing that money is a huge issue as to why you ask here before you ask a lawyer. Is there any legal council you might ask for a free legal consult? A university student practicing under his professors license might be allowed to take the case for a final and help you out.
I wish you the best of luck. I am compassionate to your hurt.
Blessings

Answer 5

I don't think it's financial abuse. The housing and care for her isn't free. It has to paid for somehow.

Many people do sell their property and goods before going into a home. The trouble is knowing when to do it.

By the by, I hope you are visiting this 90 year old?

Answer 6

Try to see it from the coucils point of view.
You are resonsible for your own care.
The coucil is willing to help. But why should they when you still have the means to pay for own care?
When you are not able to provide your own care, the agency will step in.

Perhaps a less expensive facility would have done just as well?
Perhaps she has family that can help her financially? Isn't that what family is for? I know, when the time comes, I fully expect to help support my parnets to my ability before what you describe happents to them.

As for the care home...funny how when they knew there wasn't as much money, they were willing to accept less?

Answer 7

Years ago my bAunt sold her house to her son for a small amount, this meant when she went into sheltered accommodation she didn't have to pay the fees. Don't know if you could do it these days though, Government and councils seem to be able to get away with anything these days.

Answer 8

Nursing domicile care is costly and somebody has to pay for it. If the affected person has sources, they might desire to pay utilising despite sources they have. it sort of feels unfair to me that some people deed their sources, and alter their sources so the nursing domicile can not use them as fee. whilst that happens, the tax payers %. up the tab for the nursing domicile care and the heirs walk away without spending a dime. in the case you describe, i think of the $40,000 from the sale of the affected person's domicile might desire to have been used to pay for the nursing domicile care.

Answer 9

Yeah, that poor couple. I hear about this all the time, people working all their lives and then their savings just go to pay for medical care. My advice is don't bother working x

Answer 10

That is called nurseing home care.. If she does not have a family member willing to provide care for her. That is what happenes to alot of the Elderly...