My father was in a similar position a few months ago. He was discharged from hospital to a nursing home, and we were told that the hospital would cover the costs while the Fair Deal assessment was being processed. The home didn't ask for any payment while we waited.
The assessment was completed 3 months later, backdated to the date he was admitted. My mother was presented with a bill from the home for the balance due for the 3 months plus the current month - about 4000 euro, to be paid within 2 weeks from the date of the invoice.
The assessment was completed 3 months later, backdated to the date he was admitted. My mother was presented with a bill from the home for the balance due for the 3 months plus the current month - about 4000 euro, to be paid within 2 weeks from the date of the invoice.
Thank you for your reply gipimann.
Did they break down the bill? Could the bill have been made up of, the amount that the fair deal scheme calculated to be your dads contribution to his care, multiplied by the number of weeks they back dated it?
I am now extremely worried as to what will happen at the end of the week when he is meant to be moved. Do I refuse to let him be transferred until the hospital gives us something in writing? Do I contact the nursing home and tell them we have no funding and they should refuse to take him until funding has been clarified?
I also had this experience with my father earlier this year.
Like gipimann we were told the hospital would cover the costs of the nursing home, between the date of admission to the nursing home, and the date the nursing home support scheme "fair deal' was available. In or case they did with no problem.
We had already started the fair deal application before this and the length of time involved was about 3 weeks.
There was a person in the hospital, a social worker I believe who had responsibility for discharge, who arranged this.
I definitely think you need something in writing from the hospital, and notify the nursing home.
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