The CCG said: "Mrs Capell had a full
NHS continuing healthcare assessment and [it was] recommended she was not eligible.
All Macc Care homes are recognised by the CQC, and are providers of nursing under the
NHS continuing healthcare framework.
He says social workers, doctors, nurses and health officials in Huddersfield and Calderdale all blocked
NHS Continuing Healthcare funding during his mother's final months.
Mrs Jones, of Carmarthenshire, is one of thousands of people who apply for
NHS Continuing Healthcare every year.
She was eventually deemed eligible for
NHS Continuing Healthcare in 2013 after 10 years of paying full care costs.
The deadline for retrospective claims for
NHS Continuing Healthcare passed in October 2017.
NHS Continuing Healthcare is a specific care package available for those with significant, complex, ongoing healthcare needs.
So serious was her predicament she left hospital with the support of
NHS Continuing Healthcare which paid the vast majority of the fees.
We need to find out more about
NHS Continuing Healthcare Assessments, which seem to be aimed at saving money rather than providing the help and support that seriously ill and disabled people really need?
The deadline is relevant to people who may be eligible for
NHS Continuing Healthcare, a little known funding scheme where the NHS is responsible for all care fees, regardless of the individual's ability to pay for their care.
One option is
NHS Continuing Healthcare, where the full cost is paid for by the NHS.