Key facts
- Bern Rogers was awarded £127,500 for caring for her mother.
- The High Court found an informal contract existed for payment of care.
- Rogers was previously acquitted of fraud and theft charges related to the estate.
- The estate intends to appeal the amount awarded.
Bern Rogers has won a High Court ruling entitling her to £127,500 for providing round-the-clock care for her mother, Sheila, in her final years. The ruling, which followed a criminal trial where Rogers was acquitted of fraud and theft, acknowledges an informal contract for payment. The estate intends to appeal the amount awarded.
Sheila Rogers, who had dementia, moved in with her daughter in Bristol in September 2017 and wanted to be cared for by her family rather than in a care home. Bern Rogers said she agreed with her mother that she would be paid for the care.
After Sheila died in April 2020, Bern Rogers took £100,000 from the estate, which led to her facing criminal charges for fraud and theft. She was found not guilty by a jury at Bristol Crown Court in 2022. A High Court judge later ruled in 2025 that Rogers had entered into an informal contract with Sheila for payment of a reasonable sum for her care.