New guidance on care home fees has published by The Care Provider Alliance (CPA).
An East Sussex family fear losing their home after receiving a £45,000 care home bill for their grandmother’s care.
Fees
Complaints about the adult social care fees and charging are on the rise, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has revealed.
Leading care home operator Barchester Healthcare is facing a potential £12m fee refund bill as part of a competition watchdog investigation.
A letter before action has been issued by the CMA to Barchester Healthcare in relation to administration fees and charges following a resident’s death.
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and Moreland House care home in Hornchurch have agreed to change their charging policies after a resident paid too much for her care.
A man living in a care home was at the same time charged for rent on his former council house for 16 months before his death, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.
The CMA has begun court action against Care UK after it refused to refund residents who had paid compulsory upfront fees.
A family fears their father may lose his home after he racked up a £40,000 care home fees debt.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told Care UK that it must refund over 1,600 residents who were charged
