Nursing home care - who pays, how much?
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In the hope that it helps, here’s a link to the AS Factsheet about this issue https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/sites...et_paying_for_care_and_support_in_england.pdf
Hi Jon.
Well it's complicated. Very simplistically, if a person has assets over the current upper limit (approx £23k) they pay, if under the LA will pay, although the person will be also contributing the vast majority of their income. But there are wrinkles: the LA will only pay if 1) they feel the person needs nursing care and 2) the amount that is their normal contribution unless you can show that for the care required, that's not enough.
Now if when you say "you" you mean you personally as the child of a person entering care, you don't have to pay a penny.
You should probably look at this https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/sites...et_paying_for_care_and_support_in_england.pdf
(if you are in Wales or NI there are different fact sheets).
Well it's complicated. Very simplistically, if a person has assets over the current upper limit (approx £23k) they pay, if under the LA will pay, although the person will be also contributing the vast majority of their income. But there are wrinkles: the LA will only pay if 1) they feel the person needs nursing care and 2) the amount that is their normal contribution unless you can show that for the care required, that's not enough.
Now if when you say "you" you mean you personally as the child of a person entering care, you don't have to pay a penny.
You should probably look at this https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/sites...et_paying_for_care_and_support_in_england.pdf
(if you are in Wales or NI there are different fact sheets).
