Funding care can be a bit of a maze for families, should you require care you will be financially assessed for the amount that you will need to pay, your care needs will also be assessed. Most care and support services at home aren’t free and councils generally charge for providing them. After a care needs assessment, your local council may give you a financial assessment to work out what you’d have to pay towards the cost of your care.
An assessment might happen when:
- you’re about to be discharged from hospital, for example.
- your care needs are being looked at as part of a care needs assessment.
- your needs are reviewed while you’re in a nursing home
NHS Continuing Healthcare is care that’s arranged and paid for by the NHS. It covers personal care, health care, and care home fees including food and accommodation.
Bryan contacted us as he had questions about funding the nursing home for his parents. We were able to support Bryan and his family with a continuing care assessment which meant that some of the cost of the care was picked up by the NHS, thus reducing the amount the family had to pay towards the care.
