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Questions about Continuing Healthcare funding?

These are some of the questions our continuing healthcare experts hear most regularly. Please click on the boxes below to find out more. If you still have a question for our experts, complete our enquiry form.

Q: What is a primary healthcare need?
Q: What are the four key indicators for funding?
Q: Is NHS Continuing Healthcare funding means tested?
Q: Can you avoid paying for care home fees?
Q: What is a CHC Checklist?
Q: What is the Decision Support Tool?
Q: What is a multidisciplinary team (MDT)?
Q: What is a well-managed need?
Q: How long should I wait for a Continuing Healthcare funding decision?
Q: We’ve received a care bill, do we have to pay it?
Q: Can I claim back care home fees?
Q: Why haven’t I heard about NHS Continuing Healthcare funding?
Q: What is a fast-track assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare?
Q: Are children eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare?
Q: I am next of kin, why should an LPA be in place?
Q: My relative lacks capacity but doesn’t have Power of Attorney
Q: Does the council’s financial assessment for care affect my CHC claim?
Q: Is Compass CHC a law firm?

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Family recovers over £165,000 in care fees following successful retrospective claim

Family recovers over £165,000 in care fees following successful retrospective claim

Compass CHC has helped a family recover more than £165,000 in care fees following a successful retrospective NHS Continuing Healthcare claim. Compass CHC supported the family after the initial assessment resulted in an award of NHS-funded nursing care rather than full NHS Continuing Healthcare fund

Will NHS-style social care replace NHS Continuing Healthcare funding?

Will NHS-style social care replace NHS Continuing Healthcare funding?

Plans for an NHS-style social care system have raised an important question for families across England: Will social care become free, and will people still need NHS Continuing Healthcare funding? Prime Minister Andy Burnham has outlined a vision for a universal social care service that would be fr

Talking about care fees

Talking about care fees

In this article, we discuss a topic many families face at some point: care home fees. Talking about care home fees can be a hard topic to address; it can often feel awkward and sometimes daunting, especially when it involves parents, loved ones, or someone facing a specific health challenge. Money c

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