Financial assessments
Residential and Nursing Care
The local authority has a duty to carry out care assessments for
some people - this is, considering what sort of help and support
someone needs. Sometimes care assessments are called an assessment
of your needs. Once your needs have been assessed, the local
authority will make a decision about whether to offer you community
care services, and if so, what sort.
When the local authority arranges or provides a place in a home
for you, it must carry out a means-test of your income and capital
to calculate how much you should pay towards the cost (unless the
accommodation is provided as part of your after-care services under
Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983). The local authority is
obliged by law to do this.
The means-test will look at income and Capital includes savings
and investments - and sometimes may include the value of any
property which you own.
Other Fees and Charges
Currently the authority does not charge for home care, day care
or Telecare services.
A nominal charge is made in our day care services for drinks and
snacks and this charge applies to both staff and users of the
service).
When the local authority provides personal care, domestic help
and other support to you if you live in an Extra Care sheltered
housing scheme we will carry out a means test of your income and
expenditure to calculate how much you should pay towards the cost.
Only income in excess of the Statutory Rate of Pension Credit
(Income Support for under 6o years old) plus 25% will be taken into
account for charging purposes.
In accordance with the law, we charge people for residential
respite care at a weekly rate equivalent to the statutory rate of
pension credit (income support for under 60 year olds for 8 weeks
of respite care in any year. We do not charge people with Learning
Disabilities for respite care services.
A standard daily charge is made for lunches provided through the
Mobile Meals service.
If you live in sheltered housing or an Extra Care scheme, you
will have a charge for Telecare services added to your weekly rent
amount. This amount varies depending on which scheme you live
in.
For further information and advice, contact the Financial
Assessment Team on 020 7364 2038