LJJ
Registered User
Hi everyone, thank you for taking the time to read this question. My mum has been assessed and I have been told she has been granted £30 a week to pay for anything over her residential care costs. She has no savings. No property to sell. So will not be able to buy new clothing, shoes, bedding, dental treatment, eye glasses. She currently likes and is able to read on her Ipad a newspaper, books on her kindle app, all of which help to stimulate and keep her mind active. She also has a life insurance and funeral plan which both are intended to pay for the same thing. She had incurred arrears with domiciliary care and now has arrears with the delay in the council taking too long to tell us their financial expectation of the cost of her care. They pay £700+ a week for her care and expect her to pay £240 a week. Is there an appeal process i can go through or a charity which advocate to determine if her care should be fully funded. Or am i helpless to help her. She has been diagnosed with both Alzheimers and dementia has debts and iscoming up to her 83rd birthday. Lives in a care home in London. Really appreciate any info anyone can provide. Ive was asked to sign a contract on her behalf. Which i did as i did not know if i had a choice.