Care Homes question la funded

[deepetshopboy]

hi ive asked this question bit only got 1 reply
Just wondering if anyone got any more information ??
backstory :
Dad has £21000 in savings/current acount roughly its under the threshold but was told i cant choose for him to go into a private home they wont accept him no savings to pay so will have choose a local home which is only 4 in borough 2 of which are rated needs improvement and took him to look around last week in one didn't like the manager or home felt sick actually at the thought of it .question was of its come to a point when he has to go into care can i look at neighbouring boroughs and expect my local authority to help with funding is that allowed ?

 

[Banjomansmate]

You will have to ask your own LA. what their policy is. As our LA was paying towards The Banjoman’s residential care ( they took all but £30 of his income as his payment) I was offered the choice of three Care Homes locally. One needed improvement so I discarded that immediately , one we looked at , liked their ethos but the room was pokey and the food brought in from outside, which left us with the third. Thankfully that was the best of the three and while not perfect it was acceptable. What would have happened if I had refused all three I don’t know.
It might be that if your family are prepared to top up the funding to pay for a more expensive Care Home then you will have more choices.

 

[deepetshopboy]

You will have to ask your own LA. what their policy is. As our LA was paying towards The Banjoman’s residential care ( they took all but £30 of his income as his payment) I was offered the choice of three Care Homes locally. One needed improvement so I discarded that immediately , one we looked at , liked their ethos but the room was pokey and the food brought in from outside, which left us with the third. Thankfully that was the best of the three and while not perfect it was acceptable. What would have happened if I had refused all three I don’t know.
It might be that if your family are prepared to top up the funding to pay for a more expensive Care Home then you will have more choices.

Whats tte average the local authority will pay ? Ive only got £6000 in savings and they wont let me use all my dads ! I feel i cant win

 

[nitram]

Whats tte average the local authority will pay ?

Have a look at link in https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/threads/langbuisson-report-on-la-residential-care-rates.118903/

What the LA will pay should not bother you, what should bother is any voluntary top up to use a home not recommended by them, with your capital you can't afford any.

 

[deepetshopboy]

Have a look at link in https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/threads/langbuisson-report-on-la-residential-care-rates.118903/

What the LA will pay should not bother you, what should bother is any voluntary top up to use a home not recommended by them, with your capital you can't afford any.

Thanks will as duty social worker about it