In 2019 people with dementia continue to be denied free care – which we believe is a national scandal. Why have we allowed this disease, which is nothing short of an epidemic, to fall through the cracks of NHS funding? On Tuesday 25 June 2019, the All Parliament Parliamentary Group Dementia Report is being published. […]
What should you do if you think you have wrongly been denied Continuing Health Care?
Spoiler Alert! Social services don’t always get their facts right and WRONGLY deny people free Continuing Health Care funding (CHC). Harry’s* story – how an elderly gentleman was WRONGLY refused CHC in his hour of need: (* The names of all family members have been changed to protect their identities) A lady got in touch […]
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Focussing on financial abuse
On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), here at Steene Law, we will be focussing on financial abuse. What is financial abuse? Financial abuse is when a person who has been entrusted to look after the assets of another person defrauds or steals from them. The most common scenario is where the person who has been entrusted […]
BBC Panorama Crisis in Care – Who Cares?
The UK is facing a crisis in care. Across the country, social services are struggling to fund elderly care needs. If you are battling to receive support from social services, here’s what you need to know about your legal rights. Did you watch BBC Panorama’s Crisis in Care – Who Cares? As the stories unfolded, […]
Dementia Action Week – Five common symptoms to be aware of
From Monday 20 May to Sunday 26 May, it is Dementia Action Week – a week that aims to raise awareness, take action and improve the lives of people living with dementia. Currently, in the UK, there are 850,000 people living with dementia and this figure is set to rise to over one million by […]
Dementia Action Week – why is the current Continuing Health Care system so unfair?
If your loved one has Dementia and you are fighting for Continuing Health Care funding you need to read this. From Monday 20 May to Sunday 26 May, it’s Dementia Action Week – a week that aims to raise awareness, take action and improve the lives of people living with dementia. Currently, in the UK, […]
Dementia breakthrough as new disease type identified
A new type of dementia has been identified; experts say this could be one of the most important dementia findings in years. According to researchers, millions of people have a form of dementia that has been misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease. The newly identified condition, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) shares similar symptoms to Alzheimer’s, but […]
When is a home not a home for the purpose of means testing?
The answer: when it’s a park home! Find out how a 145-year-old law helped stop an unusual family home from being included in social services means-testing calculations. Most clients who call the team at Steene Law, are seeking the same thing – they want to stop their relative’s savings and home, from being swallowed up […]
The Settled Land Act 1925 – why is it so important to self-funders?
Find out how a law that’s almost a century old helped one self-funder avoid selling their home to pay for care. Many people have a mental picture of a lawyer, as someone who is crouched over dusty legal books, sifting through the fine print of legislation which often dates back decades, in a bid to […]
It’s Parkinson’s Awareness Week
If you or a loved one has Parkinson’s and you are fighting for Continuing Health Care funding you need to read this. It’s tough enough supporting a person with Parkinson’s without having to fight for Continuing Health Care. (CHC) CHC means that it’s been decided that a person has a primary health need so the […]