Daughter wins £127k claim for caring for mum at home
Summary
A High Court ruled that Bern Rogers is entitled to £127,500 for caring for her mother, Sheila, at home for 850 days. Rogers said she and her mother had agreed she would be paid; the executor of Sheila’s estate plans to appeal the award.Key Facts
- Rogers cared for her mother, who had dementia and other health problems, for about two and a half years in Bristol.
- Sheila moved into Rogers’s home in September 2017 and died in April 2020.
- A High Court judge ruled in 2025 that Rogers had an informal agreement with her mother to receive reasonable payment for her care.
- A judge set the payment at £127,500 in August 2026.
- Rogers transferred £100,000 from her mother’s estate after her death and was charged with fraud and theft.
- A jury found Rogers not guilty at a 2022 trial.
- The estate’s executor, Rogers’s brother Andrew, said it was willing to pay genuine expenses and an additional amount for her efforts, but plans to appeal the judgment.
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