Independent property valuations for the HSE Nursing Homes Support Scheme financial assessment, accurate, evidenced and prepared without delay.
The Nursing Homes Support Scheme, universally known as Fair Deal, helps meet the cost of long-term residential care. How much a person contributes is determined by a financial assessment of their income and assets, and for most applicants, the principal private residence is the largest asset in that assessment.
The HSE requires a market valuation of the property as part of that assessment. A Fair Deal valuation is an independent professional valuation prepared for that purpose.
The valuation directly affects the weekly contribution towards care. An inaccurately high valuation means a family contributes more than the scheme actually requires of them, potentially for years. An inaccurately low one risks the application being queried and delayed at a point when the family needs a decision.
Neither outcome is acceptable, and neither is necessary. A valuation grounded in genuine comparable evidence is simply correct, and being correct is what makes it hold up.
Fair Deal applications are made at hard times. A parent has usually just moved into care, or is about to, and the family is dealing with the emotional side of that while working through an unfamiliar application form with deadlines attached.
We keep our part of it simple. We arrange the inspection at a time that suits, there is no need to prepare or present the house in any particular way, and the valuation is provided in the form the HSE needs. If you are not sure what the HSE is asking for, ask us. We deal with these applications regularly.
The financial assessment requires the market value of the applicant's assets, including property. A valuation from a qualified, licensed valuer is the most straightforward way to evidence it, and reduces the likelihood of the figure being queried.
A valuation is required at application. Property assets may be reassessed in later years depending on the circumstances of the case, so an updated valuation is sometimes requested. Check the current requirements with the HSE or your solicitor, and we can advise on the valuation side.
Not at all. We simply need access. If keys are with a family member, a solicitor or an auctioneer, we will arrange it with them.
Yes. Many Fair Deal applications are handled by a solicitor and we work with them directly.
Email hello@jwl.ie. We will explain exactly what is needed and confirm the fee before we begin.
Or email hello@jwl.ie