Care Fees
When advising Clients as to later life legal planning, we find that they often have questions regarding Care Fees, and losing their home to pay for them, if care is required.
It is perfectly reasonable to take advice as to your position regarding care fees. In our experience, those fears are often unfounded. There are regularly stories in the media, declaring that somebody has lost their home to care fees, which understandably creates worry for some people. We have provided this resource to offer background as to how decisions are taken if it is believed you will need residential care in the future, what is included and disregarded in such an assessment, and how those payments are made.
Knowing how the care financial assessment process works often puts Client's minds at rest. After all, the odds of not requiring long term residential care in the future are in your favour!
We think this general resource will offer you a well referenced insight in to this area.
Of course, if you're worried about how care fees will affect your estate, you can consider estate planning with a Will Trust.
It is perfectly reasonable to take advice as to your position regarding care fees. In our experience, those fears are often unfounded. There are regularly stories in the media, declaring that somebody has lost their home to care fees, which understandably creates worry for some people. We have provided this resource to offer background as to how decisions are taken if it is believed you will need residential care in the future, what is included and disregarded in such an assessment, and how those payments are made.
Knowing how the care financial assessment process works often puts Client's minds at rest. After all, the odds of not requiring long term residential care in the future are in your favour!
We think this general resource will offer you a well referenced insight in to this area.
Of course, if you're worried about how care fees will affect your estate, you can consider estate planning with a Will Trust.