March last year my wife who is in a home was finally granted Continuing Care after a struggle lasting about 9 years. Well before this time all of her funds were down to the lower threshold and the county chipped in with a grant, but of course took all her pension and other payments leaving a short fall for me to top up.
Then based on the score for the annual March 2014 assessment (after she had broken her leg in a fall) the resulting assessment sheet gave her a score for CC which was duly granted.
She was then re-assessed twice in a period of 2 months for reasons that are now obvious at the end of 2014 and as a result I have now received a letter that has withdrawn the CC and now has to be reassessed yet again.
Not only does this indicate total incompetence but has also totally screwed up her finances (we have separate bank accounts) so that she is probably above the financial threshold for a CC grant and will have to pay back money that is rightfully hers to get back down to the lower threshold again and regain a CC grant.
I never had much confidence in the system but I have to admit I had not realised it was so devious nor that once CC was granted it could be taken away so easily
Anybody had a similar experience?
Merlin
Then based on the score for the annual March 2014 assessment (after she had broken her leg in a fall) the resulting assessment sheet gave her a score for CC which was duly granted.
She was then re-assessed twice in a period of 2 months for reasons that are now obvious at the end of 2014 and as a result I have now received a letter that has withdrawn the CC and now has to be reassessed yet again.
Not only does this indicate total incompetence but has also totally screwed up her finances (we have separate bank accounts) so that she is probably above the financial threshold for a CC grant and will have to pay back money that is rightfully hers to get back down to the lower threshold again and regain a CC grant.
I never had much confidence in the system but I have to admit I had not realised it was so devious nor that once CC was granted it could be taken away so easily
Anybody had a similar experience?
Merlin