Dads house care best options?

[wetnosewheatie]

Hi all I am in a quandary with regards to my dads house and what to do next. He is currently in emergency respite following several episodes where he called the police and ambulance as he said he was unwell and was going to kill himself . Prior to this he had been having four care calls a day but was extremely lonely and craving the type of company we (myself husband and son) couldn't provide 24/7. I had already been looking at twenty four hour care on the advice of two of his doctors but hadn't made the final decision as he is mobile and reasonably ok ie no incontinence or aggression and it seemed like a big step. However the increase in calls to the emergency services and suicide threats changed the ball park. Ok my problem is this. His savings are low a couple of thousand some of which will need to pay for care received to date. He has his own house and this is the issue. To sell in its current state will be a shame as we wouldn't get a lot for it as he hasn't done anything for years. I costed up bringing it to modern standards at approx twenty five thousand yesterday. Without bringing it to standard then chances are in a competitive market it won't sell unless the price is really low. I could afford to do some work but won't be able to get my money back. Similarly if I moved in and did the work and then put it up for saleI would save myself rent ;I currently rent elsewhere) but would have no guarantee of getting my money back. If I put it up for sale who then pays the standing chgs for utilities and insurances and any repairs that may crop up. And this is all assuming the council will allow me to defer payments. The setting I have identified for dad is a supported residential dementia unit but is not a care home. They normally have people to have been on housing benefit. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks

[Chemmy]

Personally, I would sell it now, unmodernised; there's always a market for people who are looking for a place to do up.

My daughter and SIL have just bought their first house together. It was a bereavement sale and the kitchen and bathroom have been ripped out. They have stretched themselves to the limit to buy it, but wouldn't have been able to if it had already been modernised. And the trouble with modernising on a budget is that chances are you're not going to do it to the buyers' taste and they may then be reluctant to pay the extra for something they don't actually like.