Nursing home fees - how to pay.  My elderly mother is going into
a nursing home, probably on a permanent basis, and myself and my
brother need to work out the best way to pay for it. Her house
is still in her name but there aren't many other assets. I'm
sure this must be a fairly common situation, but I don't really
know where we stand. Is it possible to sell the house, although
its not ours yet? 14:18 Tue 26th Jun 2012 Best Answer  No best
answer has yet been selected by mariner2. Once a best answer has
been selected, it will be shown here.   1 to 17 of 17  Does your
mother still have capacity to conduct her own affairs?  If not,
has she appointed someone to act for her by way of an Enduring
Power of Attorney or a Lasting Power of Attorney? you and your
brother do not need to pay. either your mother or social
services has to. Have you got a power of attorney? If not, then
what usually happens s that the council register a charge
against the estate and the money gets paid when everything is
sorted. The first