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 […]
Paying for Care – We reflect on the most commonly asked questions in 2019 – Part Two
We receive a large number of calls from relatives who are not sure if their loved ones’ condition means they should be receiving FREE NHS funding Continuing Health Care. In particular, we receive a great many calls from concerned relatives who want to know how their loved ones can avoid selling their home to pay […]
Paying for Care – We reflect on the most commonly asked questions in 2019
The number of people who have called Steene Law – desperate for advice on how their relatives can avoid selling their home to pay for care – has snowballed in 2019. We have written a great deal about self-funding but to quickly recap, anyone who has more than £23,250 in savings is classed as a self-funder. And […]
Don’t be a victim of a dodgy trust fund
Why you need to avoid schemes that sound too good to be true And how to avoid accusations of deliberate deprivation of assets In last week’s blog we looked at social care, means testing and, in particular, the increase in the number of allegations of deliberate asset or income deprivation. You can read more here but […]