18-03-2025 09:30 via theguardian.com

My late husband’s care home owes me £10,000 and won’t pay

The council took over the costs for his care and sent the provider a refund for five months of fees I’d paid. But it isn’t passing it onCan you help me get £10,000 owed to me by the care home provider Leicestershire County Care?My husband was resident in one of their care homes before he died in June last year. Because our savings had dropped below the ­government threshold for self-funded care, the local authority had agreed to pay the £5,000-a-month cost. However, b
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