Retrospective Reclaims Service

Reclaim wrongly paid care fees

Did you know you can reclaim care fees retrospectively, going back as far as April 2012?

Many people have paid thousands of pounds for care before ever finding out about CHC funding. Assessments may have been completed without their knowledge or involvement, or simply never carried out at all.

In many cases, we act for families whose relatives have passed away. They have often used their life savings or sold their home to fund their care, unnecessarily and unfairly. Thankfully, it is possible to recover these costs retrospectively.

Successful retrospective claims depend on the presentation and analysis of a huge amount of information, from historical care and medical records. Because the process is time-consuming and laborious, instructing a professional to assist you can be invaluable.

Our approach…

The main steps involved in our Retrospective Reclaims Service:

Our team of experts will obtain necessary care and medical records for the enquiry period and conduct a screening exercise to determine the merits of the claim
If we believe your relative may have been eligible for CHC funding for all or part of the period, we will offer to pursue this on a “no win no fee” basis. You only pay us if we are successful
We deal with all aspects of the assessment and appeal process
If CHC funding is awarded retrospectively, we will calculate the reimbursement owing, including interest payments, and negotiate a settlement with the ICB to ensure the maximum entitlement is refunded

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People often miss out on funding in many circumstances, including:

Being discharged from hospital straight into a care home
Those who were subject to assessment and found not eligible, but never reassessed as their condition worsened
Those who received Funded Nursing Care (which pays for the nursing element of their care), but were never assessed for CHC funding
More affluent patients who assumed they would have to pay. NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding is not means-tested: if you qualify, all your care is funded by the NHS

I feel like the presence of Farley Dwek in the process was the key factor in our family securing the funding and saving £1,400 per week in care home fees for the BUPA hospital that we had chosen. To say we are pleased with Farley Dwek is an understatement. We’ve been absolutely delighted with everything the team has done and would recommend any family in the same circumstances speak directly to them to give them the best chance of getting the funding.

Mr Barrow

I am over the moon with the way in which Farley Dwek Solicitors have handled my late father’s claim. We were kept informed throughout the whole process and had frequent contact with our solicitor, Jonathan Dwek. His experience and empathy instilled great confidence and I am delighted with the outcome.

Craig Phillips

A sound investment! I had researched a number of firms offering assistance to help secure CHC funding for our Mum. I was very glad I chose Farley Dwek. Both my brother and I are retired solicitors and are able plough our way through regulatory material and legislation, However, neither of us had any experience in this area of law. I really appreciated Farley Dwek’s transparent and sensible advice. I would recommend doing the initial screening exercise with one of their nurses, we had the excellent Diane Jenkins for screening (and eventual support at the MDT).

CHC client

I cannot recommend FARLEY DWEK enough should you find yourself in this unfortunate situation. They ring you when they say they will, they write to you with updates and keep you informed all the way. I'd like to especially thank Ruth Pople and Jonathan Dwek who I regularly spoke to during the process.

Chris Gregg

If it wasn’t for Farley Dwek we would not have had the money paid back and as a family we’ll be eternally grateful for their knowledge, experience and professionalism in guiding us through the extremely complex world of care home fees and the NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding.

Geoffrey Matthews

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