Hi,
My parents live in South Wales. My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's about 7 years ago. My mum looked after him at home up until about 20 months ago.
After being in a care home for about 4 months, the local authority applied for NHS Contiuning HealthCare (CHC) for my dad. Up until this point (the first 4 months in a care home), the cost had been split between the local authority and ourselves. My dad did qualify, and the costs of his care and care home fees were covered by CHC.
My dad can no longer walk, talk, feed himself. He doesn't know who we are either (or understand questions).
My mum is now no longer able to look after the family home (only worth about £130k) and we are looking into selling it (I am a deputy and trustee from the COP). The family home is held as "Tenants in Common" between my mum and dad.
So, to my question. If we were to sell the family home, my dad would then have a assets of £65k in cash. Would the NHS CHC be taken away from him?
I believe that NHS CHC is based on "needs" and not what his assets are. Is this the case?
Thank you for your responses.
IPS
My parents live in South Wales. My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's about 7 years ago. My mum looked after him at home up until about 20 months ago.
After being in a care home for about 4 months, the local authority applied for NHS Contiuning HealthCare (CHC) for my dad. Up until this point (the first 4 months in a care home), the cost had been split between the local authority and ourselves. My dad did qualify, and the costs of his care and care home fees were covered by CHC.
My dad can no longer walk, talk, feed himself. He doesn't know who we are either (or understand questions).
My mum is now no longer able to look after the family home (only worth about £130k) and we are looking into selling it (I am a deputy and trustee from the COP). The family home is held as "Tenants in Common" between my mum and dad.
So, to my question. If we were to sell the family home, my dad would then have a assets of £65k in cash. Would the NHS CHC be taken away from him?
I believe that NHS CHC is based on "needs" and not what his assets are. Is this the case?
Thank you for your responses.
IPS