The new care Act! Can you understand the following paragraph?
"Where a carer has eligible support needs of their own, and the council is meeting the needs of a carer by providing a service directly to a carer, it now has the power to charge the carer. Where a LA takes the decision to charge a carer, it must do so in accordance with the non residential charging rules. It is proposed that the Council will charge carers the full cost for the service they receive subject to a financial assessment."
What the b*****day hell does this mean.
If carer is receiving care themselves they wouldn't be a carer. If they mean a carer is getting help from the LA to carry out their caring role ie getting agency carers in to help, they are going to charge them and not the cared for. This all sounds bonkers to me. I for one couldn't afford it having given up work to care for Mum as a lot of carers have had to do.
I'd like others slant on what on earth this paragraph means in plain English please?
Sue
"Where a carer has eligible support needs of their own, and the council is meeting the needs of a carer by providing a service directly to a carer, it now has the power to charge the carer. Where a LA takes the decision to charge a carer, it must do so in accordance with the non residential charging rules. It is proposed that the Council will charge carers the full cost for the service they receive subject to a financial assessment."
What the b*****day hell does this mean.
If carer is receiving care themselves they wouldn't be a carer. If they mean a carer is getting help from the LA to carry out their caring role ie getting agency carers in to help, they are going to charge them and not the cared for. This all sounds bonkers to me. I for one couldn't afford it having given up work to care for Mum as a lot of carers have had to do.
I'd like others slant on what on earth this paragraph means in plain English please?
Sue