Father may have to go into care home.

[Bricap]

My mother passed away in 2003 and my wife passed away the same year. I inherited my mothers half of the house,.
My father and myself decided it was best we lived in the same house and my house was sold.
I have been caring for my father since 2007 and has been taken into hospital. He is likely to be discharged into a nursing home.
Will the council be able to sell the house?.

[Buenchico]

Please see my links on this thread:
http://www.theanswerb...w/Question995305.html

Chris

[ladybirder]

Check this out but I think if you are 60 (or might be 65) and it is your only home you can continue to live there and the council can't make you sell the house.

[BRIAN58]

This situation happened with a friend of mine and Social Services did advise him the house would have to be sold and the proceeds divided.
Look at Age Concern factsheet 38 paragraph 8 and you will see that your fathers share may have a nil value while you are in the house so the council can not force a sale.
It would be advisable for you to stay in the property until your father passes away so you will inherit the full value of the property.

[Hettster]

The following link may help or at least guide you a little it is to a fact sheet produced by ageuk The factsheet Paying for permanent residential care provides information on the financial help that may be available from the local authority for people aged 60 and over needing care in a care home (nursing home).

The information in this factsheet is correct for the period April 2010 – March 2011. Capital limits and other figures are expected to increase again in April 2011 but rules and figures sometimes change during the year.


http://www.ageuk.org....064_fcs.pdf?dtrk=true