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NHFA
St Leonard's House
Mill Street
Eynsham
Oxford
OX29 4JX
Tel (care advice line): 0800 99 88 33
Tel (admin): 01865 733000
Fax: 01865 733001
Web: www.nhfa.co.uk and www.careuk.net
Best time to telephone: 9 - 5pm, Monday - Friday
NHFA provides advice and information on obtaining and paying for long term care. NHFA advice is available to all regardless of means and encompasses all the financial and legislative issues which should be considered by older people requiring care and by their families. The aim of the NHFA is to enable older people to meet the cost of chosen care for life whilst also preserving their original capital, independence, dignity and choice. The NHFA offers the following services:
- Combines specialist financial advice with the many other complex issues including local authority assessment and charging procedures, health authority responsibilities, DWP benefits, and legal matters, for example, enduring power of attorney, etc.
- Operates a 'National Care Advice Line' (number above) and a nation-wide team of local advisers.
- Produces 'Long Term Care Guides', including: NHFA Guide to Nursing Home and Residential Care; Meeting the Cost; Choosing your home; Legal matters; and an extensive range of Infosheets, including: Treatment of Property; Treatment of Couples; Deprivation of Assets; Issues Surrounding Choice; Summary of Local Authority Charging Procedures; Legal Matters and Long Term Care.
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