People who have been admitted to a nursing home and paid for care out of their own savings or by using money from the sale of their home can claim back the care home fees they have paid, unfortunately many people aren’t aware that it is possible to claim the fees back and even those who are aware can be daunted at the prospect of taking on the local authority.

In the past, English health authorities did not have a standardised method of assessing whether an individual was entitled to have their care home fees paid for them or not, as a result different local authorities across the country used a wide and varied range of different assessment criteria to establish whether or not a patient was eligible to have their care home fees paid, since October 2007 one criteria has applied for the whole of England with similar rules in place for Wales.

Who Can Claim Back Care Home Fees?

Anyone who had serious health needs that has been admitted to a care home in recent years may be able to claim back the nursing home fees they have paid.

How Can Care Home Fees Be Claimed Back?

Anyone who believes a relative or family member was wrongly assessed may be able to claim back their care home fees and should seek specialist legal advice about what to do next.

A care home claims specialist will generally have the case re-opened and a retrospective assessment will be carried out, if it’s decided the original assessment was wrong it will likely result in a refund of all fees paid for care. It is possible to claim back nursing home fees even if the relative is no longer in care.

Claiming back care home fees often involves technical legal arguments with Solicitors representing the local authority, it is therefore recommended that anyone considering making a claim speaks to a specialist care home claims Solicitor who has expertise in dealing with similar cases, this should give the best possible chance of winning the case and achieving a refund of the fees.

Pinto Potts Solicitors can help claim back care home fees for anyone who feels they were incorrectly assessed, all claims are handled on a no win, no fee basis, so there is no risk and there are no catches, anyone considering claiming back care home fees can call Pinto Potts Solicitors for free advice about what to do next on 0800 316 4434.