Hi all, my mum is at the point in her dementia journey when we are contemplating a move to a care home.
The process of moving into a home seems to involve a financial assessment by the local authority etc. and here in Wales, the threshold for them paying for cost of care is 50K which is going to be above what mum has.
When mum does go to a home, will her assets/pensions be frozen by the LA?, will any savings below the 50K be frozen or will they still be accessible? I'm thinking in terms of keeping paying bills at her house where my brother is living at the moment as her carer.
Thanks!
The process of moving into a home seems to involve a financial assessment by the local authority etc. and here in Wales, the threshold for them paying for cost of care is 50K which is going to be above what mum has.
When mum does go to a home, will her assets/pensions be frozen by the LA?, will any savings below the 50K be frozen or will they still be accessible? I'm thinking in terms of keeping paying bills at her house where my brother is living at the moment as her carer.
Thanks!