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I have a parent who unfortunately been sick of late, was in hospital and she has recently gone to nursing home to convalesce.
The nursing home is costing approximately 1,200 per week, and will be paid for out of savings for the foreseeable, imagine for a month at least.
However, the reality is I am not convinced they will be able to return home and it is very much a ‘wait and see’ approach for now until such time as they recover.
Doctors have floated the possibility of long term care being needed, and the convalesce/nursing home option becoming permanent, to add to it the convalesce/nursing home say they are in the fairdeal scheme, and have encouraged me to apply anyhow as application process can take 12 weeks they claim?!
Anyhow, I’m finding it hard to plan as A, I am hoping my parent will return home, but B, there is an increasing medical reality and C. Financial planning wise, I don’t have a clue how long at the current 1,200 per week she will burn through savings etc.
Ultimately, I just want my parent, safe and secure as they are at the moment.
But back to the Fair Deal, should I just apply anyhow/start ball rolling?
How have applicants found the process?
And for some in my shoes, at what point should I apply Fair Deal?
Should I just let the savings cover the nursing home for now? And not enter in to any scheme?
Where do people find advice on this.
The nursing home is costing approximately 1,200 per week, and will be paid for out of savings for the foreseeable, imagine for a month at least.
However, the reality is I am not convinced they will be able to return home and it is very much a ‘wait and see’ approach for now until such time as they recover.
Doctors have floated the possibility of long term care being needed, and the convalesce/nursing home option becoming permanent, to add to it the convalesce/nursing home say they are in the fairdeal scheme, and have encouraged me to apply anyhow as application process can take 12 weeks they claim?!
Anyhow, I’m finding it hard to plan as A, I am hoping my parent will return home, but B, there is an increasing medical reality and C. Financial planning wise, I don’t have a clue how long at the current 1,200 per week she will burn through savings etc.
Ultimately, I just want my parent, safe and secure as they are at the moment.
But back to the Fair Deal, should I just apply anyhow/start ball rolling?
How have applicants found the process?
And for some in my shoes, at what point should I apply Fair Deal?
Should I just let the savings cover the nursing home for now? And not enter in to any scheme?
Where do people find advice on this.