I would be eternally grateful, if someone could explain to me, what this is, and how it works.
My Dad was in a Retirement village (where residents are self sufficient), but for the past 2 months has been bouncing between hospitals and care homes (for rehab). He has lost a lot of muscle mass, and is mostly bedbound. His faculties are mostly ok (normal 80% of the time), but he does have episodes of not knowing what's going on, paranoia about the nurses and where he is (sometimes thinks he is in prison/captured), and hospital delirium. He's currently back in hospital, as his COPD was too much for the nursing home to manage. He is not well enough to go back to his flat, as he has no mobility at the moment.
Would he qualify for CHC? And if so, what does this even mean? Does it mean he could go back to a nursing home, and stay there for free, until he is well enough to go home?
His flat is worth about £150k, but CHC says it's not means tested.
Any insights would be amazing. TIA.