home owners

My mum is 100 in December and paid her stamp for over 40 years when running her own Hairdressing business. My dad had paid his stamp for over 40 years and sadly died at only 67. We are putting mum into a Care home as for the FIRST TIME in her life she needs 24 hour care AND SHE HAS TO PAY BECAUSE SHE OWNS HER OWN HOUSE.
We have seen this coming for a few years now but no government seems to want to do anything about this mushrooming problem of caring for the elderly who have Dementia/Alzheimers.
Without going on too much about our case which upsets me enormously as my mum has never had to use the NHS other that for her Historectomy and when she had a stroke at 82. Has anyone heard of a way out of paying as she has been assessed by the Social Services as needing Care but not Medical Care?
What about HER HUMAN RIGHTS to have care paid by the State as she and her husband have paid their dues and my Father served in the RAF during the second World War?

When me and my wife bought our house I was advised to buy it as tennants in common. The effectively means we own 50% of the property each as opposed to owning the property jointly. This effectively means that if one of us goes into care then we wouldn't be liable for care costs.

The reason for this is because owning half a house has an effective market valuation of £0 because you can't sell half a house.

This doesn't help the OP but it is food for thought for any other couples buying a house. My Mum and Dad did this and my Dad died, which means myself my brother and sister now own the other 50% of Mums house. Should she need care she won't be forced to sell up.