Wills, Probate and Elderly Client Services Department

Whilst we might all hope to live to a ripe old age, increased life-expectancy brings its own challenges.

Growing numbers of people are now having to take up accommodation in a care or nursing home. Having worked hard to build an inheritance for their family, the fear of many is that the value of their homes will be swallowed up in nursing home fees.

If you are in the fortunate position of having sufficient income or capital to cover your fees, selling the family home may never be an issue. However, where that may be a possibility, we can advise you on how you might organise your property affairs, and prepare Wills which will help mitigate the effects of care or nursing home fees.

Increasingly, we find that a Nursing or Care Home will want to ensure that a potential resident has a Lasting Power of Attorney in place before they are admitted. We can guide you through the process of appointing Attorneys to ensure your needs are attended to should Care ever become an issue.