I imagine a lot of you out there have a loved one in a care home and you either pay for it directly or it is affecting you indirectly
Care home fees are exorbitant in this country and I have read about the various thresholds and what you pay etc but I am still not clear
My husband is in a care home And he’s going to have to start paying for his care because chc funding has just been removed and he has assets above £23500 or whatever the first threshold is
So I am assuming it is going to affect me as I will have to pay for things he used to pay like gas and electricity for example
The system affecting the elderly who have contributed all their lives to the nhs is totally unfair of course but it is also unfair on the spouse
Why should I have to be worse off because my husband is in a care home ?
Am I right or have I misunderstood the situation ?
I would be interested to hear anybody’s views about how their partners care costs is affecting them and how they are coping
