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Local NHS trusts using ‘false and impossible deadlines’ to avoid care home fee refunds
March 27, 2013
FALSE and impossible deadlines are being imposed by the NHS on thousands of families claiming refunds on care homes fees they shouldn’t have had to pay in the first place, say experts. Some families have recovered more than £100,000 in … Continue readingHow to plan ahead for the cost of care
Andrew Farley, director of Farley Dwek Solicitors represents more than 250 families battling to recover care home fees fees wrongly charged by the NHS: “Relatives of people planning for care home fees need to be alert to the savings that … Continue reading
Anger as Government accused of ‘cover up’ over NHS care home fees mistakes
ANGRY relatives of elderly care home residents say the Government is ‘covering up’ a little-known compensation scheme for victims of mistakes made by NHS trusts over care home fees. Lawyers estimate that tens of millions of pounds has been set … Continue reading
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February 28, 2013
Hannah at Farley Dwek Solicitors explains how to recover care home fess from the NHS
January 29, 2013
NHS Trusts using ‘false and impossible deadlines’ to avoid care home refunds
January 7, 2013
FALSE and impossible deadlines are being imposed by the NHS on thousands of families claiming refunds on care homes fees they shouldn’t have had to pay in the first place, say experts. Some families have recovered more than £100,000 in … Continue readingNHS owes families thousands over care home costs
December 14, 2012
They are losing out on inheritances because health authorities have failed to pay for care home costs, sometimes topping £100,000, when they should have done. The Government is believed to have set aside £10 million or more to pay back … Continue readingNHS care home fee blunder is a ‘national scandal’, says lawyer
December 4, 2012
The Department of Health’s handling of the repayment of care home fees which should have been paid by the NHS is a “national scandal”, a Manchester-based lawyer has said. Andrew Farley, a director at Farley Dwek Solicitors, is spearheading a … Continue readingAnger of families forced to sell knockdown price homes
September 12, 2012
Pensioners forced to sell their homes at knockdown prices to pay for care home fees, which should have been paid for by the NHS, have less than six weeks to lodge a claim, say experts. Last year, more than 24,500 … Continue readingNo clear cut guidelines for long term care
We were happy to see The Telegraph again highlighting the issue of care home funding in an article at the weekend. The piece featured the case of a retired postman whose family had successfully recovered more than £80,000 in care … Continue reading
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