I know I should be addressing this question to a SW, but I can't contact her successfully, so just posting on here for a bit of advice. Elderly mother was living in assisted care (semi independent) and self-funding at a rate which she could afford. Unfortunately she's been hospitalised for a few weeks after a bad fall and has very limited mobility. If the worst comes to the worst and she can't return to her own little flat, even with a care package, and requires nursing home care, how will this be funded, given that the need is health-based? She does also have dementia, which I understand requires self-funding if you have capital (she has a house which will be going on the market at some point). But which condition takes precedence when they are assessing these things?