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Arrange a referral To arrange a free referral to a care fees specialist, go to Book your free consultation . There is a simple form to complete and you will be contacted by a care fees specialist within three working days. Alternatively, you can contact your chosen adviser directly. Want to know ...

Contact West Sussex County Council Contact us four to six months before your investments and savings reduce to below £23,250 (or sooner if possible). We will refer you to a welfare benefits adviser for an initial review. You can complete the online form on the county council website or phone on 0...

Introduction This is the Accessibility Statement for the Carewise website. This website is run by West Sussex County Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. This website should allow users to: Change contrast levels and size of text. Modify the line height or sp...

Meet our panel of Carewise approved care fees specialists below. Each adviser is: regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) a specialist in later life finances a member of the Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) . The advisers cover different areas of the county as shown in the map bel...

Financial help towards your care home fees? West Sussex County Council may provide financial help towards the cost of care in a residential or nursing home if you meet the following criteria: - you have been assessed as having care needs which are eligible for council-funded support - you have £2...

NHS funding There are two different types of funding from the NHS – NHS Continuing Healthcare funding (CHC) and NHS funded Nursing Care (FNC) . NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is a package of care that the NHS arranges and pays for. It is available for the relative...

If you are funding the cost of your care yourself, you may also want to see if you are entitled to the following sources of financial help and support. Attendance Allowance A non-taxable (or means-tested) benefit that is available to people over retirement age who, due to an illness or disabilit...

What is a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)? An LPA allows an individual (the donor) to choose someone else to deal with third parties, such as banks or the local council, on their behalf, should they be unable to do so in the future. If you would like a relative or friend to help you organise long...

Find out more about paying for care West Sussex County Council Website : westsussex.gov.uk Phone : 01243 642121 Call using Relay UK : 18001 01243 642121 (from a textphone or the NGT Lite app downloaded onto a computer, tablet or smartphone.) Age UK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove Website: ageuk.or...

We understand you need to be confident that the Carewise care fees specialists will offer you appropriate, trustworthy advice. The consumer rights group Which? advise people to only speak to an adviser who is ‘a fully listed member of the Society of Later Life Advisers'. All of the Carewise-appro...