My SIL was admitted into hospital in July 2016 with broken elbow. Whilst in hospital they found she had dementia and was violent. Social Services finally found her a nursing home which would take her that November. The nursing home sent invoices for £130.70 per week to my wife. No contract had been signed. My wife contacted SS & they said the amount was her sister`s contribution. The lady at the NH told my wife that she would soon have to possibly pay about £900.00 per week.On 19 August my wife received a contract from the NH with fees of £130.70 resident`s contribution, £375.00 from Council, & £155.05 FNC totalling ££661.05 effective from 19 September. She assumed that the council were part funding.
She then had another contract sent on 22 September with fees of £867.01 residents contribution, £155.05 FNC , totaling £1022.55. She rang NH & was told that the council were not contributing and had never contributed. Tried to contact the guy at SS who had dealt with her case but he was not available & never returned call. She then received a bill for the difference dating back to November 2016 amounting to about £32000.00 which she paid. I wanted my wife to go see our solicitor as the first contract was to commence on 19 September 2017 & if any changes were made they had to give 28 days notice in writing but she didn`t want any more hassle as her brother had been battling cancer for a long time & was still having problems.
I wondered if the amount being paid is high for Yorkshire as it seems extremely high to me after a lot of research. Also, I thought that the FNC amount would be deducted from the resident`s contribution, not added to it !. By the way, the NH have just sent letter giving 2018 fees of £1077.54, about a 5.4% increase.
Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.
She then had another contract sent on 22 September with fees of £867.01 residents contribution, £155.05 FNC , totaling £1022.55. She rang NH & was told that the council were not contributing and had never contributed. Tried to contact the guy at SS who had dealt with her case but he was not available & never returned call. She then received a bill for the difference dating back to November 2016 amounting to about £32000.00 which she paid. I wanted my wife to go see our solicitor as the first contract was to commence on 19 September 2017 & if any changes were made they had to give 28 days notice in writing but she didn`t want any more hassle as her brother had been battling cancer for a long time & was still having problems.
I wondered if the amount being paid is high for Yorkshire as it seems extremely high to me after a lot of research. Also, I thought that the FNC amount would be deducted from the resident`s contribution, not added to it !. By the way, the NH have just sent letter giving 2018 fees of £1077.54, about a 5.4% increase.
Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.