NHS Continuing Care Funding Eligibility
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You or your loved one will have to be reassessed in order to pursue a care home claim. A GP can arrange this.
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NHS Continuing Care Funding Eligibility
- 1. LAW UK All the latest law news
- 2. The NHS provide Continuing Care Funding for individuals who are in need. Could you or a loved one be eligible? Find out here.
- 4. Eligibility is based on a strict assessment of you or your loved ones health needs.
- 5. Do you suffer from… Complex medical conditions that need additional care and support Long-term medical conditions Physical or mental disabilities Terminal illnesses Rapidly deteriorating health Mobility problems Behavioral or cognitive disorders.
- 6. If you answered ‘YES’ to any of the previous list then you or your loved one could be eligible for NHS Continuing Care Funding.
- 7. If you answered ‘NO’ to all of the above, it is still worth arranging an assessment. The list is not finite.
- 8. Ask your GP or social worker to arrange an assessment.
- 9. ASSESSMENT If the initial assessment points at you being eligible for Continuing Care Funding, a secondary assessment will be carried out.
- 10. Two or more health care professionals will assess: Behaviour Cognition (understanding) Communication Psychological and Emotional needs Mobility
- 11. Nutrition (food and drink) Continence Skin (including wounds and ulcers) Breathing Symptom control through drug therapies and medication Altered states of consciousness Other significant care needs
- 12. Assessors will mark your care needs as: Priority Severe High Moderate Low
- 13. If you have at least one priority need or two severe needs, you should qualify for funding. If you have one severe need and a number of other high or moderate needs, you may also be eligible.
- 14. If you or a loved one do qualify, what do you qualify for?
- 16. Personal care and Healthcare costs: Specialist Therapy Help with bathing or dressing Accommodation: In a care home Support for carers if you’re being looked after at home.
- 17. Are you already in a care home but have never been assessed? Get Assessed!
- 18. By getting assessed you may find that you are entitled to Continuing Care Funding and possibly a refund for previous care which you have already paid for which should have been covered.
- 19. If you or a loved one were never assessed or if you believe your original assessment to have now changed, it is possible to make a care home claim. How?
- 20. If you feel your situation has changed or if you were unaware that you maybe entitled to Continuing Care Funding, then you need to contact both your GP and a Solicitor. Why?
- 21. You or your loved one will have to be reassessed in order to pursue a care home claim. A GP can arrange this. A solicitor will be needed to raise the claim on your behalf.
- 22. Making A Claim Seek a solicitor with experience in this field. The will understand the process and be able to guide you successfully through it.
- 23. We recommend you contact: Mulderrigs Solicitors http://www.mulderrigs.co.uk 0808 120 99841