Hello All,
It looks as if it's time to call again on the combined wisdom of the forum from distant Australia to clarify the next steps in my Mum's slow and now very confused passage through the care home process. Mum's been in the home for almost a year (continuing slow deterioration in mental faculty/memory) and we've now reached the point where her savings have been drawn down except for the +/-23,000 pounds which she's notionally allowed to keep, I gather. The only income she has is her pension money. My sibling in the UK, who's struggling with the procedures, has been told she may have to top-up the pension + LA payments (she has virtually no cash assets herself to top-up with) or can move Mum to a cheaper place. Can anyone advise me on likely events from here and what the worst case scenario is if we dig our heels in and say 'can't pay' ? Is the 23,000 pounds entirely secure or can the home/LA access that under such circumstances ?
Thanks for your input one and all,
Cheers
It looks as if it's time to call again on the combined wisdom of the forum from distant Australia to clarify the next steps in my Mum's slow and now very confused passage through the care home process. Mum's been in the home for almost a year (continuing slow deterioration in mental faculty/memory) and we've now reached the point where her savings have been drawn down except for the +/-23,000 pounds which she's notionally allowed to keep, I gather. The only income she has is her pension money. My sibling in the UK, who's struggling with the procedures, has been told she may have to top-up the pension + LA payments (she has virtually no cash assets herself to top-up with) or can move Mum to a cheaper place. Can anyone advise me on likely events from here and what the worst case scenario is if we dig our heels in and say 'can't pay' ? Is the 23,000 pounds entirely secure or can the home/LA access that under such circumstances ?
Thanks for your input one and all,
Cheers