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 wrongly-charged care home fees, according to Andrew Farley of Farley Dwek Solicitors in Manchester. But […]
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 campaign to raise the profile of the issue and encourage families across the UK to […]
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 people sold their homes to pay residential care bills, a rise of 20 per cent […]
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 home costs. You now have less than three weeks to register a claim. The deadline […]
It’s good to see that the national newspapers are highlighting the issue of care home fee funding and reminding people of the deadline for claims. You only have until 30th September, less than six weeks, to register your claim. If you think you may have a case, get in touch with us today. The Daily […]
Last week we featured on the front page of The Daily Express in a piece entitled: ‘Sell Home to Pay for Care.’ Andrew Farley, a director at our company, explained the issues to the journalist at the paper and gave advice to readers on how to go about reclaiming fees. You can read the full […]
Manchester lawyer Andrew Farley is spearheading a campaign to encourage families across the UK to fight for retrospective care home fees which should have been funded by the NHS. Manchester company Farley Dwek has just settled a case worth an estimated £80,000. The team is currently working on more than 100 cases representing families across […]
THOUSANDS of families forced into debt to fund care home places for ill relatives have less than three months to claim their money back from the NHS. It is estimated that 155,000 people or 41 per cent of care home residents are self-funders with fees averaging £25,000 a year. However, care home experts say too […]
SHODDY paperwork and poor procedures in the care homes industry and NHS meant thousands of old age pensioners lost their homes between 2004 and 2011, say legal experts. More than 30,000 people sold their home last year to pay for care home costs but many of them should have had their fees funded by the […]
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