Care costs live in carer

[annie1962]

Hello everyone
Does anybody know whether the local authority would fund a live in carer for my Mum (who’s savings are below the £23k limit) rather than pay care home costs?
Grateful for any thoughts / advice please?
Many thanks
Annie

 

[SAP]

In short no they won’t, it costs way more than paying for a care home.
In some rare cases an LA will pay for live in care but it really is the exception not the rule.

 

[Kevinl]

Yet we all do it if not for free then carers allowance, sums don't add up to me. K

 

[SAP]

Yet we all do it if not for free then carers allowance, sums don't add up to me. K

I know. I’ve said before that if every unpaid carer went on strike for me day, the country would come to a standstill. Not one unpaid carer is ever given their dues or any respect.

 

[Alisongs]

Yet we all do it if not for free then carers allowance, sums don't add up to me. K

😂

 

[Rosettastone57]

In my mother in law's area live in care was not funded by the LA. This is usually the case.

 

[My Mum's Daughter]

Hello everyone
Does anybody know whether the local authority would fund a live in carer for my Mum (who’s savings are below the £23k limit) rather than pay care home costs?
Grateful for any thoughts / advice please?
Many thanks
Annie

We're self funding with Mum in residentially for the last 2 year with a lot more to come. Without wishing to sound mean, if people who are self-funding can't afford a live-in, would it be right for someone else to get this type of care funded by the tax payer?
Your Mum will be assessed and get a maximum of 4, 1 hour carer visits a day and if this is insufficient, she may be offered residential.

 

[damplink]

Have just been in this position ... ASC said that they might poss fund a live in carer at a push but not if overnight waking care was needed. SO it is worth a try. In the end a move for my Mum was inevitable as she was going to need more than one carer for transfers in near future.