Care Funding & Elderly Client Issues
We can advise on eligibility for Local Authority Funding for residential and domiciliary care and reviewing and/or challenging Local Authority funding decisions.
Our fees
Fixed fees may be less than stated if the matter is very straightforward, but will be more than stated if the matter proves to be involved or complex. We will advise you of any such fee variation at the earliest available opportunity and before any additional fees are incurred.
All fees quoted above exclude any disbursements (i.e payments to others required to progress the matter), which you will be advised of at the earliest available opportunity.
Any further advice and/or assistance in this area will be charged at an hourly charging rate of £150 plus VAT, with a quote or fee estimate being confirmed once it becomes possible to estimate the volume of work involved.
We can also advise on seeking to protect your assets from residential care charges, for example through gifts, the creation of trusts or disregarded assets. It is always crucial to consider the anti-avoidance and enforcement provisions available to the local authority in these cases.
We can also advise on the community care responsibilities of the local authority.
We can further advise on eligibility for NHS Funding for health care and assist in reviewing and/or challenging NHS funding decisions.