Nursing home charges for 30 days after death

[john_p]

http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/8799827.Care_...

Fair enough, this guy should have read the contract, or got it checked. But when committing a relative to care it's hardly an easy time for anyone.

A few days to allow for cleaning, personal posessions removal etc., I can fathom - but continuing to charge room rate for 30 days after death?

Do they all do this?

[FraserLFA]

I'd ignore it. What can they do, kick their relative out?

[carmonk]

The terms don't sound exactly fair but it's a business. Are they supposed to behave less like a business because they work in a sensitive area? It amazes me, TBH, how many people dredge up silly little grievances and then go running to the press with them after the death of a loved one. If a relative of mine had died the last thing I'd be thinking of is how to get my fking ugly face in the paper.

[Du1point8]

Is it because its a contract and the client terminated it early so the are fined??










In all seriousness, its so the business has time to get a new client, like a new tennant... dont like it dont use it.

Bit stupid for not reading the contract though.

[Soovy]

Du1point8 said:

Bit stupid for not reading the contract.

This.

Some people need to grow some. If it's in the contract, and you don't like it, don't sign it.

Poor bloke whose wife has died said:

"It's written in the contract and I signed the thing"

Bang to rights, really. Sounds to me like he wants the money for himself. And moaning about not getting flowers? Grow up FFS!

Edited by Soovy on Wednesday 19th January 14:23

[john_p]

I'd make a damn good effort to read the small print if I was personally committing to a £40k+ contract

Who are these contracts signed by, the resident or their family? Do they ask for personal guarantees from family members?

[Soovy]

john_p said:

I'd make a damn good effort to read the small print if I was personally committing to a £40k+ contract

Who are these contracts signed by, the resident or their family? Do they ask for personal guarantees from family members?

Agreement will probably have been signed by the realtive, for provision of services to the patient.

Sorry, but he sounds to me like a penny pincher who has flounced to the press in an effort to blackmail the provider.

Read. It. Before. You. Sign. It.

[mattviatura]

Lose:lose

They are twunts for not writing it off.

He's a twunt for going to the press.

[anonymous-user]

"Did you sign the contact?"
"Yes"
"Did you read the contract?"
"No"
"Have a nice day"

[MadMullah]

its business. nothing personal. Just business.

[julian64]

I have seen this a few times with sports clubs.

User dies and sports club insists on being paid for three months!