Just a note of warning for those members north of the border who are considering residential care for a loved one, and are self-funding:
Don't agree a contract directly with NH, always do it through the LA.
When I told our SW which home I wanted for John, he told me not to sign anything with the home, but to let the council sort it out (which I did). I thought it was just to avoid top-ups and huge price increases, but a new story has emerged this week which means that much more is at stake.
Argyll & Bute council have been refusing to pay the free personal care allowance, because the family made their own arrangement with the NH. A judicial review has upheld this decision, saying that the wording on FPC only applies to agreements made with the council.
This is going to open the doors for other councils to follow suit.
Thank goodness my SW was on the ball, I'd have assumed that as we were self-funding I would make my own agreement with the NH.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7048922.stm
Don't agree a contract directly with NH, always do it through the LA.
When I told our SW which home I wanted for John, he told me not to sign anything with the home, but to let the council sort it out (which I did). I thought it was just to avoid top-ups and huge price increases, but a new story has emerged this week which means that much more is at stake.
Argyll & Bute council have been refusing to pay the free personal care allowance, because the family made their own arrangement with the NH. A judicial review has upheld this decision, saying that the wording on FPC only applies to agreements made with the council.
This is going to open the doors for other councils to follow suit.
Thank goodness my SW was on the ball, I'd have assumed that as we were self-funding I would make my own agreement with the NH.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7048922.stm