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Missing risk assessments can ruin your chances of getting NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding…
April 16, 2019
We often find that care home notes and records inadequately or insufficiently record daily entries in relation to an individual’s care needs. This could be for a variety of reasons, including poor training, lack of time and resources, or simply … Continue readingCase Study – Diane’s story:
February 28, 2019
Farley Dwek acted for a client on behalf of her late mother (let’s call her ‘Diane’ for anonymity and the purposes of this article), and successfully recovered care home fees in excess of £170,000 including interest, that were improperly charged … Continue readingNeglect – whether in hospital or a care home setting, pressure sores, pressure ulcers or bed ulcers should never occur.
November 27, 2018
If you or your relative go into hospital or a care/nursing home without a pressure sore/ulcer, and one (or more) develop, you may well have a claim for negligence. Read on… Pressure ulcers don’t just develop on their own, but … Continue readingNegligence claims for falling out of a hospital bed
September 18, 2018
It is a sad but common fact that unfortunately, as people become more elderly and frail, they tend to be less steady on their feet and fall more frequently. If unlucky, they can sustain nasty injuries – usually to their … Continue readingRejected CHC Funding Because Needs Are Stable And Predictable
June 9, 2018
Rejected CHC Funding. My Relative Has Been Rejected For Funding Because Their Needs Are “Stable And Predictable” Following on from the previous blog, the NHS may seek to evade responsibility for paying care fees by suggesting that the patient’s needs … Continue readingAm I Eligible For CHC Funding If My Relatives Needs Are Well Managed?
June 1, 2018
Am I Eligible For CHC Funding? Misconceptions – My Relatives Needs Are “Well Managed” And Therefore I Am Told They Are Not Eligible For Nhs Continuing Healthcare Funding Is This Correct? In previous blogs we have discussed what is a … Continue readingTop-Up Fees – Are They Ever Lawful?
May 15, 2018
We have been receiving an increased number of enquiries recently regarding top-up fees and whether they are lawful in circumstances where the patient is already receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding. According to the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare (paragraph … Continue readingThe NHS continuing healthcare funding Checklist explained
May 7, 2018
We have recently had a lot of telephone calls enquiring about the NHS continuing healthcare funding Checklist procedure and what it entails. Most of our enquiries relating to this topic come from people whose elderly parents are currently in hospital … Continue reading87 per cent don’t know NHS could cover care costs
April 18, 2018
THOUSANDS of vulnerable and elderly people who should have their care costs covered by the NHS are completely unaware funding is available. A national poll commissioned by Farley Dwek Solicitors found that 87 per cent of people did not know … Continue readingAre You Means Tested For Care Home Fees?
March 21, 2018
People often ask us if they will be means tested for care home fees and assume that their relatives or loved ones are ineligible for Continuing Healthcare Funding on the basis that they have substantial assets or capital which would … Continue readingRequest a call back
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