At North Ainley, our specialist team provides expert guidance to help you navigate the complexities of care home funding, ensuring that you make informed decisions tailored to your unique circumstances.
Our team includes expert Private Client solicitors, ensuring that your legal needs, whether personal or business-related, are met with the highest level of service and professionalism.
Understanding Care Home Fees
Care home fees can be substantial, and many individuals find themselves facing unexpected financial burdens when long-term care becomes necessary. Whether you require residential or nursing care, it is essential to understand the costs involved and the funding options available to you.
Understanding Funding Assistance & Local Authority Support
While many people assume they must cover the full cost of care themselves, various funding options and government assistance may be available, depending on your financial situation. We can help you determine:
- Eligibility for Local Authority Support – Understanding the means test and whether you qualify for financial assistance.
- NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding – Exploring whether your care needs qualify for full funding from the NHS.
- Deferred Payment Agreements – Allowing you to use your property value to cover care costs without an immediate sale.
- Attendance Allowance & Other Benefits – Identifying potential benefits that can help reduce the financial burden of care.
Why Choose North Ainley?
Navigating care home planning can be overwhelming, but with the right legal and financial guidance, you can secure a future that protects both your well-being and your estate. At North Ainley, we provide personalised, compassionate, and professional advice to help you make the best choices for yourself and your family.
Contact us today to discuss how we can assist you with care home planning and ensure your assets are managed in the most effective way possible.
Our Expertise
Not necessarily. There are various funding options available, including deferred payment agreements, trusts, and local authority assistance, which may allow you to keep your home.
Yes, through proper estate planning, including setting up trusts, gifting strategies, and structuring your finances effectively, you may be able to protect your assets.
The means test assesses your income and assets to determine whether you qualify for local authority funding assistance.
Yes, there are various ways your family can contribute, such as through joint financial arrangements or using trusts, without significantly impacting their own financial stability.
You may be eligible for benefits such as Attendance Allowance, NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding, and other government assistance schemes.
The earlier you start, the better. Planning ahead allows you to explore more options and ensure your assets are structured effectively to minimise care home costs.
Our expert team provides tailored advice on estate planning, asset protection, and funding options to help you secure the best financial future while ensuring you receive quality care.
Testimonials
What our clients say
Thank you to Cassie for a pain free service. 
Excellent service at all times. Absolutely nothing to improve.
We dealt with Anna and found her friendly, helpful, efficient and professional at all times. Could not fault the service we were given.
Jenny Kitchener was great, very helpful and kept us up to date. Would highly recommend.
I enjoyed Jennifers visit. She was pleasant and helpful. She explained all the details clearly.
We have used you a few times now and found you very helpful.
Michelle was very professional and understood my needs. Would highly recommend yourselves.
Ms Kitchener was excellent.
First class service provided.
Excellent service from when we made our Wills at Maggies and then excellent service after dealing with Land Registry matters. Will definitely use you again.
Excellent service from start to finish. Many thanks for all your help Anna.
Although this has taken a couple of years to resolve, it was unavoidable and nothing to do with yourselves. Anna has been great, extremely dligient and supportive helping me navigate it all. Thank you.
We were given excellent advice and our case was dealt with in a timely manner.
Jen was absolutely amazing throughout the process. Thank you.
Michelle was a pleasure to deal with. Very informative and pleasant.
Anna was very helpful from start to finish of the Will advice process. She responded quickly to emails and was professional in her explanations. Thank you.
Friendly and efficient.
We both felt comfortable in asking questions on legal terminology. Michelle Chapman put us at ease and her secretary was very helpful.
Michelle and Kirsty could not have done anymore, perfect in every way. First Class Service. I will use them both again.
I have used your company on a few occasions. Always find everyone helpful. Thank you.
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