Read on to find out why you ignore the small print of care home contracts at your peril! Most of us hate boring contracts – especially ones filled with jargon and endless terms and conditions that make our eyes glaze over! If you’ve ever signed a contract without reading the terms and conditions, you’re not […]
Financial abuse – how we helped rescue £1.6million for a client
We recently dealt with a shocking case of elder abuse. While dealing with a claim for Continuing Health Care, we discovered there had been attempts to defraud a vulnerable person of his life savings – totalling £1.6 million. The fraud was prevented after the team at Steene Law became suspicious that something was not quite […]
Universal Wealth Group trust mis-selling allegations – latest on criminal investigation
Latest news February 2019 Back in October, we reported on an alleged trust mis-selling scandal by Universal Wealth Group. The company, which collapsed with hundreds of clients fearing for their life savings, has been the subject of a police criminal investigation. Why are there allegations of mis-selling? Universal Wealth Group preyed on the fears of […]
Have you become an unpaid carer to a self-funder?
If your family member needs care and they are a self-funder, it’s very easy to think that helping out is a good thing. Mum or dad are struggling to maintain independence at home, so you agree to do their shopping, or pop round and make sure they have a hot meal each evening. It makes […]
Coping with dementia and care home fees – a familiar public funding story
It has been revealed that public funding for care services has been cut by a quarter since 2010. This is a shocking figure. We should all be outraged! And yet we have become so accustomed to cuts in Government spending in recent years that sometimes its meaning becomes lost. The BBC has been running a […]
Do you know how much care home fees will cost you?
One of the most common questions people ask us is: “how much does residential care cost?” Our answer is: “more than any of us can afford!” Care home costs in England vary enormously. For residential care – and by that we mean living in a care home – the average is around £800 per week. […]
Access to medical records – do I have to pay for them?
One of the first documents we request when we are considering a claim for Continuing Health Care is a copy of a person’s GP records. It is one of the best forms of evidence to support either a Checklist or a Decision Support Tool (DST). It comes as a shock to many, that GPs are […]
Self-funders – How to challenge a Local Authority Financial Assessment
When all the talk is currently about Brexit, the plight of the so-called ‘self-funder’ – anyone who has saved more than £23,250 in their lifetime – doesn’t tend to grab news headlines and it’s not high on the political agenda – and yet it should do, because it affects so many of us. Social care […]
Universal Wealth Preservation facts?
We have seen a copy of the sales pitch from these so-called ‘Wealth Preservation’ companies: “Over the past twenty years, we have held seminars throughout the country that have helped tens of thousands of people just like you to protect their families. We invite you to come along and find out what problems people commonly […]