Re: Care Homes Thrown under a bus
Originally Posted by
big ben
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Thanks to some of the posts I now get it. Care homes are not there to look after the elderly and infirm but to make a profit for the owners
I've been looking in to care homes quite a bit, recently, as I approach my mid 80s.
I feel that going into Private Care is a lot like buying a new house, in many ways.
One suggestion, I would make, is that anyone seeking Private care should get the terms & conditions looked at very carefully.
I have attached a link to just one local example, not in order to target a particular company, but to indicate what you can expect for a very great deal of money.
https://www.careuk.com/sites/rcs/fil...ment-FEB20.pdf
It's a long. legalistic read, sorry about that, but it does highlight what has already been said, i.e. they are in the business of selling care.
One example, carefully built in is that they do not refund payments, if you go into hospital, and they may not take you back, if the hospital discharges you, even though you still are paying for your room. ring any bellS?
I suggest that anyone entering the argument about Care Home versus Government, should have a good dig around in this type of contract.
I am of the thought that a nice hotel room, within walking (or stretcher) distance of a good hospital, is the best bet.