'Our life savings are spent on care that should be free'

Vulnerable patients are missing out on NHS funding for home care they are legally entitled to, it's claimed.

Media playback is unsupported on your deviceThousands of vulnerable patients are missing out on NHS funding for home care that they are legally entitled to, it is being claimed. Some families say they have spent nearly all their life savings on filling the gaps.

CHC covers the cost of social care for people with complex medical conditions, if the health problem is deemed the main reason they require such help.But despite clinical documents and videos showing Joyce's"unpredictable behaviour" - those who apply are judged according to national guidelines - the family's local Clinical Commissioning Group found her needs did not meet its criteria.

They are eligible for care home funding, but Lyn says the couple - who have been married for 57 years - have always wanted to stay together at home. "Some are dying before they get the care they need or are forced to sell their homes to pay for care that should be free," he said. He said many people did not know about the existence of the funding, as they had not been told about it, or had difficulties"navigating the complexities of the system".Suzanne Morrison's son John has cerebral palsy and cannot use his arms or legs.

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