Here’s why they could end up with a very large bill after the Covid-19 crisis ends And we explain what you need to do NOW to protect them During the Covid-19 crisis, the rules that normally govern care home funding have changed. If your relative is a self-funder – meaning they have more than £23,250 […]
Continuing Health Care – if now is not the time to fix the injustice of poor elderly care, when is?
At this time of national crisis, the focus is very much on protecting the elderly. And yet, the ongoing scandal of NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) continues and is in danger of being forgotten. This would be a travesty. Whilst, quite rightly, our focus is on protecting our elderly relatives from COVID-19, we need to […]
Whatever happened to the Government’s promise to “fix the crisis in social care”?
If your loved one is struggling to obtain a decent standard of social care, we tell you what you can do about it NOW When Boris Johnson stood on the steps of Number 10 Downing Street, he promised the nation he would fix the crisis in social care once and for all. He pledged, on […]
Fighting for Continuing Health Care funding?
Thinking of quoting ‘Coughlan’ in your battle for CHC? Think again! We explain why an internet search often leads to misleading CHC information It comes as quite a shock to many people, when they discover that social care is not free for everyone. Like most things in life, we only discover the real facts at […]
Shock report reveals 2,000 elderly people denied care assessments every day
We explain how social services could be acting unlawfully And we tell you what you can do about it At Steene Law, we were horrified – though sadly not surprised – to read Age UK’s report into the deplorable state of social care in this country. It is truly shocking that 2,000 older people’s requests […]
Britain’s broken social care system
We join with the Alzheimer’s Society in calling on the Government to end unfair care fees NOW Anyone who reads our regular blogs, knows we are passionate about opposing social care injustice and fighting unfair care fees. Steene Law is a law firm unlike most. We devote our time to helping people who find themselves in […]
Have you been told the money for your parent’s care fees is running out?
Are they being told they will have to move to a cheaper care home, or are being threatened with eviction? If your parent is a self-funder here’s what you need to know We often hear heart-breaking stories where a loved one who has self-funded their care home fees is being threatened with eviction because – […]
Office of the Public Guardian Investigations?
Office Of The Public Guardian Investigations – have you received a letter from the Office of the Public Guardian? Are you an Attorney or Deputy under a Lasting Power of Attorney who has been accused of making unlawful gifts? If so, here’s what you need to know… The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is […]
Successfully defending Local Authority allegations of deliberate deprivation of assets
Family members often fall into the deliberate deprivation of assets trap because they have acted with the best of intentions, thinking that they are helping their parents. Let me explain with the following scenario…. After a lifetime of working and paying her taxes, your mum’s hard-earned savings are being swallowed up by care home fees. When you […]
How to navigate the complex rules of ‘gifting money’ as an Attorney
“I wish someone had told me that being an Attorney meant more than just signing a couple of sheets of paper….” This is something we hear a lot from Attorneys who acted out of kindness, in agreeing to be named as such, when their relative made out a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) all those […]