NHS Continuing Health Care

[Elderlyproblems]

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.

CHC came to assess my late MIL we were told that she was too ILL to be assessed.
The day she died they phoned to ask if she was better for them to come back and assess.
Double incontinence, tube fed, couldn't walk or talk, didn't know who anyone was.
Disgusting treatment of an elderly lady.

My mum was the same, and she qualified for CHC carers at home?

@Elderlyproblems- trying to get CHC funding for my father- you have to be prepared to fight the system it seems. We are using a company called Compass who gather medical history and present a case during the assessment to increase chances. Good luck and I hope everything works out for your dad.

My father was bed bound with Alzheimer's, incontinent 2012-14 . Got part of it funded, from memory around 200 pw as funded nursing care but the social care aspect was around £3600.0 pcm that he had to pay. We applied to have a lien put on his house & Surrey social services paid the fees then reclaimed them once the house was sold. It was rented out to offset the fees.

@lubeloo I realise that this is a very old thread, but just wondering how you got on with Compass?