My lovely grandmother has unfortunately been in a nursing home for nearly a year now, with a dementia diagnosis.
My grandad is still in their family home and they had a fair amount of savings of which half have been spent on the nursing home fees.
Now that half has gone, my mum has been in touch with social services and the council to arrange the funding from them. They have told her on the phone that because there is £25,000 (out of £50,000) in their joint account that £12,500 must be spent on the fees. That shouldn't be right as the starting amount was £50,000.
Mum is now beating herself up that she didn't split the money in to separate accounts at the beginning and is devastated that she is potentially 'lost' grandad £12,500.
Does anyone know where we stand here? We can obviously prove via bank statements that half of their joint money has been used - will that be enough? Or have we really lost it.
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loopylou1984 · 25/10/2018 17:57
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