Care Advice and Support

A need for care advice or support may arise over time or may be the result of a health problem that necessitates a stay in hospital.

Care funding is a cause for concern and worry for many families. Getting the right advice at an early stage can help to ensure peace of mind.

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Navigating care funding

There are many myths and misconceptions surrounding care funding. People are often mis-informed by what they find on the internet or tales from friends and neighbours. Our team can provide accurate legal advice to families considering care funding options in later life.

With proper care and planning, you can be reassured that your care funding needs are catered for and that your interests are protected as a result.

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Common problems

Our team often encounters situations where people have transferred assets out of their name, made gifts and added names to bank accounts in an attempt to avoid paying for care. These arrangements can be unsafe for the vulnerable individual and may expose them to unnecessary risk. Such arrangements do not work as they do not avoid the need to pay for care and may be seen as a deliberate deprivation of assets in some circumstances.

Local authorities have wide powers to act where they believe a person has deliberately deprived themselves of assets to avoid paying for care. Contrary to popular belief, there is no time limit within which this becomes acceptable and a local authority can look back at disposals over any length of time. This includes questionable gifts, sales at an undervalue and transfers into trust.

People are often mis-advised about the benefits of transferring assets to third parties. There are several unknowns which could affect the person whose name the asset is transferred into, which could put the original owner at risk of losing the assets altogether through bankruptcy, divorce, death or incapacity of the recipient.

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Services from our Older and Vulnerable Clients team

Our team of Court of Protection specialists has the expertise to support you with a range of applications, whether you are looking to make an application to manage someone’s finances, need a declaration about what is in their best interests or whether you would like to become a deputy for personal welfare decisions.

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Services from our Older and Vulnerable Clients team

Our team of Court of Protection specialists has the expertise to support you with a range of applications, whether you are looking to make an application to manage someone’s finances, need a declaration about what is in their best interests or whether you would like to become a deputy for personal welfare decisions.

Court of Protection Overview

Resources

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