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

Without Farley Dwek’s support we wouldn’t have secured the funding. Soon after we presented our case with Farley Dwek we were informed by the NHS that my mother was entitled to the funding after all. It was a huge relief because the size of the care home fees can be a huge worry.

David Newton

From the moment I picked up the phone to Farley Dwek the stress levels we suffered dropped significantly as we had everything explained to us.

Gilmour Shelley

My family and I cannot rate Farley Dwek Solicitors high enough for all their work in helping us with a successful appeal to grant my father CHC in his care home. As soon as I contacted them I felt listened to and supported and our solicitor Debbie was nothing short of incredible.

Emma

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

We felt more confident going into the review process with Farley Dwek on our side. After they attended the assessment meeting with us we secured the funding and we continue to save on the astronomical care home fees that we might otherwise have had to pay.

Edward Battersby

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