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Who foots the bill
- Author:
- CHAMBERLAIN Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.9.93, 1993, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses the confusion over funding of nursing home patients; whether people that have been discharged into the community are still entitled to social security benefits to pay their nursing home fees or whether the NHS is responsible.
People with preserved rights: a socially excluded minority
- Author:
- LAING William
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation,|York Publishing Services
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This study assesses different policy options to address the anomalous position of care homes residents with ‘preserved rights’. By August 1999, there were still some 64,000 care home residents whose only source of state funding was ‘preserved rights’ Income Support. The main brunt of financial disadvantage is borne by older claimants and their families in the more affluent parts of the country, where Income Support limits are insufficient to meet typical market fee rates. In addition, claimants of all ages are excluded from non-financial support and advocacy offered by social services departments under the community care reforms, which have passed preserved rights residents by. The author concludes that the best option is to abolish the preserved rights regime and transfer funding and care management for claimants to local authorities. The research shows that the cost to the state of meeting fee shortfalls would be small. The largest impact would be the extra cost to local authorities of purchasing and care management arrangements.
Adult care
- Author:
- PEARCE Shelia
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 15, April 2003, pp.5-12.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Draws on two items of recently published research which review current policies and practices concerning long-term care for older people from within an historical context. Charts the development of the private for-profit care home along side the non-profit sector, and discusses the changing nature of the private for-profit sector which now dominates the industry.
Charges for residential accommodation: CRAG amendment no. 19: National Assistance (Sums For Personal Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003; Deferred Payments Grant For 2003/2004
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the charging regulations and rules for adults who enter residential accommodation under Section 21(1) of the 1948 National Assistance Act. Announces revised Personal Expenses Allowance for people in nursing homes; raises capital allowances to councils; and advises councils on financial matters pertaining to assessing the charges.
The Residential Accommodation (Relevant Premises, Ordinary Residence and Exemptions) Amendment) England) Regulations 2001: amendment to regulations governing circumstances in which councils can provide financial support to people with preserved rights
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older couples and long-term care: the financial implications of one spouse entering private or voluntary residential or nursing home care
- Authors:
- HANCOCK Ruth, WRIGHT Fay
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 19(2), March 1999, pp.209-237.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
A minority of older people who move into long-term institutional care are married and have spouses who continue living in the community. This article uses data from the Family Expenditure Survey on the incomes of older married couples to examine the financial implications for couples of one spouse entering residential or nursing home care, taking into account local authority procedures for assessing residents' contributions to charges and Income Support rules as they apply to both spouse. It looks in particular at the consequences of alternative ways couples might share their incomes, and alternative treatments of such sharing by local authorities and the Department of Social Security.
A fair price for care: disparities between market rates for nursing/residential care and what state funding agencies will pay
- Author:
- LAING William
- Publisher:
- York Publishing Service
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 38p.,tables,diags.
- Place of publication:
- York
Study of the disparities between market rates for nursing or residential care in the UK, and what state funding agencies are prepared to pay. Finds evidence of significant differences, so that residents are required to secure top-up funding from families or friends. Also identifies hidden disparities between what social services departments are willing to pay and the reasonable cost of providing care services. Highlights concerns that care homes may receive inadequate returns and that low fees for SSD funded residents are being subsidised by high fees paid by private residents, or by the charitable resources of voluntary sector care providers.
Residential care and nursing homes: arrangements for claiming help with health costs
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. National Health Service Executive
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. National Health Service Executive
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Circular announcing the introduction of a new claim form and leaflet for people living in residential care and nursing homes. The form is for claiming for help with the cost of NHS prescriptions, dental treatment, sight tests, glasses and contact lenses, wigs and fabric supports and travel to hospital for NHS treatment.
Preserved rights to income support: results of an Age Concern/Association of Charity Officers survey
- Authors:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND, ASSOCIATION OF CHARITY OFFICERS
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 11p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report focusing on older people in residential care or nursing homes who come under the 'preserved rights' system of Income Support funding, the system superseded by the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.
Residents' money: a guide to good practice in care homes
- Authors:
- JENKINS Ginny, comp
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 112p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical guide for people who work in residential and nursing homes for older people and who may be involved in handling residents' money and possibly in helping them to manage their financial affairs. Describes the legal requirements, and outlines the statutory social security benefits that may be available to some residents. Also includes advice for proprietors, home managers and care workers on how to put into practice policies that assist people in managing their own money where this proves necessary.