Hello
Sadly my Mum passed away in June. A month prior she was admitted to a Local Authority Assessment Unit in a residential home. They thought the Alzheimer´s was simply getting worse. Turns out she had advanced Cancer and by the time she was admitted to Hospital it was too late, she died a week and a half later.
I have receieved an email from the LA for a bill of almost 1000 pounds for the "care" she received.
Firstly, I was at no point informed of any charges. She was financially assessed by the LA in February and deemed to be exempt from having to pay for Carers.
Secondly, and more importantly for me, the residential home was not the right place for my Mum...she should have been admitted to hospital a lot sooner...at least that way she would have been looked after properly.
It complicates matters that I live abroad and I think this probably influenced what happened.
I don´t know what to do...I can´t find out my legal position. I have contacted two Solicitors today and they didn´t want to know. I certainly don´t feel strong enough to go down a medical negligence route (there are other issues) BUT on principal I don´t want to use my Mum´s estate to pay this bill. She shouldn´t have spent her last days like she did.
Does anybody have any advice? Will I just have to accept what happened and pay?
Thanks
Sadly my Mum passed away in June. A month prior she was admitted to a Local Authority Assessment Unit in a residential home. They thought the Alzheimer´s was simply getting worse. Turns out she had advanced Cancer and by the time she was admitted to Hospital it was too late, she died a week and a half later.
I have receieved an email from the LA for a bill of almost 1000 pounds for the "care" she received.
Firstly, I was at no point informed of any charges. She was financially assessed by the LA in February and deemed to be exempt from having to pay for Carers.
Secondly, and more importantly for me, the residential home was not the right place for my Mum...she should have been admitted to hospital a lot sooner...at least that way she would have been looked after properly.
It complicates matters that I live abroad and I think this probably influenced what happened.
I don´t know what to do...I can´t find out my legal position. I have contacted two Solicitors today and they didn´t want to know. I certainly don´t feel strong enough to go down a medical negligence route (there are other issues) BUT on principal I don´t want to use my Mum´s estate to pay this bill. She shouldn´t have spent her last days like she did.
Does anybody have any advice? Will I just have to accept what happened and pay?
Thanks