Kathy Lawrence
How to appeal against a NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment
Update November 2020: Continuing Healthcare funding has been a source of much frustration for some years. Now the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has released a report based on the cases brought to them and resolved over the last three years. The ombudsman found that failings in care and support planning has resulted in individuals and […]
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Should you be paying care home top-up fees?
Written by Kathy Lawrence If a care home resident is funded by their local authority, then families are allowed to contribute top-up fees to give them more choice in where they live. There are growing claims that local authorities are demanding top-up fees to cover part of the basic care for which the authority is […]
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What is NHS Continuing Healthcare?
Written by Rebecca Lenton As our parents get older their healthcare needs can change considerably. With complicated health conditions comes lengthy NHS and local authority assessments that can leave both you and your parent in a state of confusion. It can be difficult to understand how these processes can be of benefit to your parent […]
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How to apply for Attendance Allowance – what you need to know – Part 1
Written by Sandra Bullen It’s easy enough to say you can apply for this or that to help support your parents, but just how difficult is the practice? When They Get Older co-founder Sandra and her husband have begun the process of applying for Attendance Allowance for her mother-in-law. She’s keeping a journal of the […]
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How to fund care home fees through investment
Andrew Dixson-Smith, Business Development Director of care fees specialists Eldercare Group, shares his advice for managing your parents’ finances to pay for their care bills. The process of finding suitable care for a parent can be an extremely daunting prospect. Quite often, this process has to be undertaken at a time of crisis for the […]
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We chose to sell medals for Branse’s benefit
Written by Rebecca Lenton Image provided by Dix Noonan Webb This week’s exclusive story is told by Sarah. Sarah Guthrie, the daughter of Wing Commander Branse Burbridge, talks about her family’s choice to sell her father’s WW2 medals in a bid to cover the cost of his on-going care. She explains that they were not […]
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What happens if a relative dies intestate?
Update February 2020. According to Which? two in five homeowners don’t have a will, which means rules of intestacy will apply should they die. And that could mean property going to unintended recipients. The death of a relative is always a difficult emotional time for the surviving family members and friends, but if the deceased […]
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Myths about Lasting Powers of Attorney
Setting up Lasting Powers of Attorney is in our view as important as making a Will. It enables trusted family or friends to step in if a person is not able to manage their affairs for some reason. Many are put off by beliefs that they’ll instantly lose control if they set up Powers of […]
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How to report medical negligence in a care home
Medical negligence solicitor Jeanette Whyman, from Wright Hassall, shares her advice for reporting medical negligence when it occurs in a care home and explains how to take legal action should you need to escalate your complaint. The decision to place a parent in care isn’t easy, particularly when abuse cases seem to dominate the news, […]
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How to contest a will and why
There are all sorts of reasons why people might be unhappy about the contents of a will, from concern about undue influence to surprise at who’s received what. For anyone who wants to contest a will after the fact, it’s a complicated and arduous process. David Williamson of Coles Solicitors explains why and how. Understanding […]
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