I have for a while being acting for my Mum who in 2012 started with dementia and learnt what I had to do re sell home and nursing home fees etc BUT my husband has started we think early stages of this now I am getting conflicting advice all I want to know for my own peace of mind as I am alot younger than my husband How does the house jointly work would if he had to go in a nursing home in the far future the authorities ask for our home to be sold and half to his expenses OR can I never sell the home as if you did they would take the half he owned OR does it stay with the partner and they dont do this PLUS same with the bank accounts I presume they would divide in half then we would be under the legal requirement and he would get help . But its the home we have put everything into this for our future and towards downsizing so we would have money in bank Please can you put my mind at rest I have looked at alot of websites but still dont seem to be able to digest the answer and this is now worrying me not only with my Mum but now this cannot believe it just feel as though life is coming to a stop for me thank you