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Mr Wright’s Story

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Mr Wright, 46, of Norwich was shocked to discover that his late parents Jack and Jean may have paid for care fees unnecessarily and is now taking legal action to try and recover fees of around £70,000 plus interest from Norfolk PCT and Hampshire PCT. Jack was initially reluctant to leave home and enter a care home, and therefore relied on home help on a daily basis. Once this was no longer sufficient to meet his needs he stayed in Baytree House, Norwich, for twelve months until he passed away aged 85. The nursing home fees were approximately £560 per week. Jean stayed in Bedhampton Nursing Home, Hants for fourteen months until she passed away aged 76. The nursing home fees were approximately £700 per week.

Both parents never had their care needs assessed during their time in the care homes, a process which informs key funding criteria and can alter decisions made by PCT’s. The cost of the care home fees for the pair was more than £70,000 and legal experts say both parents may have been eligible for funding despite being told otherwise.

“I’m upset and angry that my parents were unfairly rejected for funding by the local primary care trusts. I strongly believe other people have probably found themselves in the same position.

We were told that due to my parent’s capital and income they would both have to pay for their own nursing care costs. When the rejection letter came through my parents both accepted it. They would have never questioned the integrity of the NHS but since reading about mistakes being made I believe they shouldn’t have paid.

The fact that my parents and the rest of the family had to suffer needlessly is very upsetting. The NHS and the Government should have done more to let families know that mistakes were made so they could be rectified.”

Andrew Farley, director at law firm Farley Dwek Solicitors, which is handling the case, said:

“If your parents were told that they could only have been assessed on ‘financially eligibility’ then you should challenge the decision immediately. We’re representing hundreds of families who were initially rejected for families and we suspect there are thousands of other families who can successfully claim back care home fees. We estimate there is hundreds of millions of pounds available for families to recover from PCT’s who made mistakes.”

Absolutely brilliant from start to finish. Debbie Payton dealt with us and I cannot recommend her highly enough. Huge thank to all at Farley Dwek for dealing with such a delicate matter so promptly and professionally.

CHC client

Honest, straight-talking, knowledgeable solicitors. I contacted Farley Dwek via their online ‘contact us’ form regarding my father’s eligibility for NHS continuing care. I knew they were experts in the field and I had already paid for and downloaded their excellent guide on the subject. Despite the fact that it became quickly obvious that there was no case for them in this instance, Ruth still gave me close to an hour of her time and was compassionate, extremely knowledgeable and also willing to give me an honest, off-the-cuff appraisal of our situation and chances of receiving funding.

CHC client

We would thoroughly recommend Farley Dwek as an organisation and Debbie Payton in particular. We feel that all that she has achieved on behalf of my father is worth every penny and we believe we could not have got this outcome without her. We cannot thank Debbie enough.

Rachel W

Without Farley Dwek's encouragement and perseverance, I don’t think that I would have proceeded with the claim, nor would it have resulted in such a successful outcome without their professional input at every stage. Their attention to detail, care and support throughout this process has been exemplary.

Ronald

From first contact with the managing partner Andrew Farley and Ruth Pople, Senior Case Manager , Farley Dwek appeared to be a very well organised Law firm. The staff is very professional and takes all the time to explain sometimes complicated situations.

CHC client

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