I told my MP that my mother has Alzheimer’s disease and has had to sell her home to pay for the EMI residential home where she is being cared for. I suggested to my MP that the criteria for NHS Continuing Care has been written in a way that excludes those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease from “free” NHS care. In response my MP has sent me a copy of a letter he received from a Health Minister.
The Minister’s letter reads:
Mr Clive “is concerned that the eligibility criteria for NHS continuing care exclude people with Alzheimer’s disease. This is not the case. People with Alzheimer’s disease are as entitled to fully funded NHS continuing care as those with other conditions. I should stress that each application for this form of care is decided on its own merits, based on the clinical needs of the individual”.
I wonder if my mum is just unlucky having to sell her house to pay for the EMI home?
Are there any readers of this web site whose loved ones are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (as opposed to those suffering from other illnesses in addition to Alzheimer’s disease) and ARE receiving free NHS Continuing Care like the Minister suggests?
Does anyone have a loved one in an EMI residential home receiving any “Funded Nursing Care” from the NHS, which my MP says should reduce the EMI Home Bill.
I really would appreciate some feed back.
Thanks
The Minister’s letter reads:
Mr Clive “is concerned that the eligibility criteria for NHS continuing care exclude people with Alzheimer’s disease. This is not the case. People with Alzheimer’s disease are as entitled to fully funded NHS continuing care as those with other conditions. I should stress that each application for this form of care is decided on its own merits, based on the clinical needs of the individual”.
I wonder if my mum is just unlucky having to sell her house to pay for the EMI home?
Are there any readers of this web site whose loved ones are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (as opposed to those suffering from other illnesses in addition to Alzheimer’s disease) and ARE receiving free NHS Continuing Care like the Minister suggests?
Does anyone have a loved one in an EMI residential home receiving any “Funded Nursing Care” from the NHS, which my MP says should reduce the EMI Home Bill.
I really would appreciate some feed back.
Thanks