nursing home
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My husband is in a nursing home under Fair Deal – would I be mad to sell our house?
- Personal Finance
- February 7, 2021, 15:00
I live alone in the family home. My husband is in a nursing home. I was going to sell the house and move into retirement centre. I never thought of (...)

Son putting elderly dad under pressure to sign over land
- Personal Finance
- November 24, 2020, 05:59
My husband and I are in our 80s. He inherited land from his sister. It is in his name. Our son is putting pressure on his 87-year-old father to hand o(...)

Fair deal? Family at odds with hospital and each other not so sure
- Personal Finance
- October 20, 2020, 05:55
What I should do about the Fair Deal Scheme for my elderly mother? My 79-year-old mother was recently diagnosed with dementia and early onset of Alzhe(...)

Will disabled brothers be homeless when Fair Deal loan falls due?
- Personal Finance
- February 9, 2020, 16:00
My father is in a nursing home using his pensions and the family home to fund his Fair Deal. My two brothers, who both suffer from mental health issue(...)

Fair Deal nursing homecare leaves little for bills and gifts
- Personal Finance
- January 28, 2020, 05:50
My mother recently went into a nursing home and is part of the Fair Deal scheme. My question is, does she have any access to her savings now that they(...)

My father in a nursing home wants to gift me his house
- Personal Finance
- January 21, 2020, 05:55
My father who resides in a nursing home owns his house which he bought in 1982 for £60,000. He wants to gift me the house which is now worth £450,000.(...)

What’s a Fair Deal if wife follows late husband into nursing home care?
- Personal Finance
- July 2, 2019, 05:45
If a husband goes into care leaving his wife in the family home, the Fair Deal scheme charges 3.75 per cent on the property for the first three years.(...)

Fair Deal for family on proceeds of house sale
- Personal Finance
- June 18, 2019, 05:40
My 92-year-old father is in a nursing home. He availed of the Fair Deal loan and, after the three years’ cap, sold his home and put the money into his(...)

How can I be sure an enduring power of attorney will follow my wishes?
- Personal Finance
- May 14, 2019, 05:50
I am a widower in my late 70s and thankfully in full health at present. But I can foresee what the situation may be in the future. To some extent if o(...)

Fair Deal? Why it doesn't always pay off for nursing home care
- Personal Finance
- November 13, 2018, 05:08
In many ways, it has been a great leveller. People whose entire lives may have been lived on either side of a social divide can end up living out thei(...)