Arrange your care as a self-funder
Usual cost is the standard amount expected by a care home that can meet your care needs to charge, and we must be able to show that there is at least 1 suitable care home available at this usual cost. If you choose a care home above usual cost Any extra costs, above usual cost, is referred to as either top-ups or additional payments. Who pays top-ups You must ask a relative, such as a son or daughter, or friend, to pay any costs above usual cost if you: • Choose a care home that charges more than your allowance • Decide on more expensive accommodation within a care home with usual cost accommodation If the council are unable to find you a suitable placement at a care home within usual cost and as a result, they arrange to place you in more expensive accommodation out of necessity rather than preference, you will not be asked to pay the top-up costs. What someone making top-up payments should know
As you are self-funding your care, you have a choice about who arranges your care. You can still ask us to arrange your care for you. www.westnorthants.gov.uk/paying-your-care/support-self-funders www.northnorthants.gov.uk/paying-adult-social-care/self-funding-residential- care Care provided by the council If you would like the council to arrange your care, the first step is to ask us to request a needs assessment. This is so they can work with you to decide what care you need. You can also ask for a financial assessment to make sure you do not qualify for any help with costs.
What you’ll pay if the council arrange your care
If you ask the council to arrange your care, you will be charged a one-off admin fee of £141 at the start of your care. West Northamptonshire charge this fee, however North Northamptonshire do not. Fee amounts correct as of April 2023. Fees are reviewed on a yearly basis and are subject to change.
The person making the top-up payment on your behalf must understand that:
• The amount they must pay could go up if the care home reviews its charges • Your funding assistance payments will be regularly reviewed and may change - this could make a difference to the amount they must pay payment top-ups will be required for as long as you stay in that care home, and this could be a number of years • If the payment is not made, or if circumstances change for the person paying and they can no longer afford to pay, you must move to accommodation that
These fees cover our costs to:
• Buy care and support services on your behalf • Raise invoices to recharge you and collecting payment • Manage your accounts • Arrange quality assurance checks of care providers When a relative or friend is paying your extra care home costs If the result of your financial assessment is that you qualify for the council to pay your care home fees, you will only receive funds up to a maximum set amount, known as usual cost.
charges no more than usual cost Continuing Health Care (CHC)
Some people with long-term complex health needs qualify for free health and social care arranged and funded solely by the NHS. This is known as NHS
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