It's getting to much & we are struggling to cope
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Hello and welcome from me.
Funding rules vary within the UK (assuming UK) so which country is he covered by (you don't have to say if you don't want to) and its where he is living, just the country, don't need a town, city or postcode or anything.
I am concerned about the "gifted" money, there is a thing called 'Deliberate Deprivation of Assets' you might want to look up, I'll say no more but check it out please. K
Funding rules vary within the UK (assuming UK) so which country is he covered by (you don't have to say if you don't want to) and its where he is living, just the country, don't need a town, city or postcode or anything.
I am concerned about the "gifted" money, there is a thing called 'Deliberate Deprivation of Assets' you might want to look up, I'll say no more but check it out please. K
Welcome.
If he does not currently have funds for a care home, the Local Authority will ask for a financial assessment. These can go back over a number of years.
If they can see he had a house, and other assets, and he now does not, they may, as Kevinl suggests, start asking about these assets. I am not suggesting any wrong doing here, but the Local Authority may well see his giving away assets or money as a "deprivation of assets" - i.e, it was done to avoid care home fees. For most people this is not the case. Lives change and many people never think they will go into a care home. Probably best to get advice from the helpline here or get information from your Local Authority
If he does not currently have funds for a care home, the Local Authority will ask for a financial assessment. These can go back over a number of years.
If they can see he had a house, and other assets, and he now does not, they may, as Kevinl suggests, start asking about these assets. I am not suggesting any wrong doing here, but the Local Authority may well see his giving away assets or money as a "deprivation of assets" - i.e, it was done to avoid care home fees. For most people this is not the case. Lives change and many people never think they will go into a care home. Probably best to get advice from the helpline here or get information from your Local Authority
OK, so English laws/rules apply for funding, rules do vary by the country (rather than county), as Helly says a financial assessment is done and giving away money is...difficult.
Other than to avoid care home fees why would someone do that?
Be careful is all I can say. K
Other than to avoid care home fees why would someone do that?
Be careful is all I can say. K
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