Residential Accommodation
About Residential Accommodation
Residential care homes play an important part in meeting people’s care
needs. Some people may need more support than can be provided in their own home depending on physical
and emotional needs and their personal and social circumstances.
Guidance on Charging for Residential Accommodation
If you need to go into residential accommodation you may have to make
a contribution to the cost of your care. This section provides information on how Trusts calculate
how much you can pay.
- HPSS Payments for Nursing Care Circular.ECCU 1/2006
(PDF 511 KB)
HPSS Payments for Nursing Care provide a contribution to the cost of providing nursing care for those residents who are assessed as needing nursing care and are responsible for the full cost of their nursing home care.
- HPSS Payments for Nursing Care Information Leaflet
(PDF 92 KB)
This information booklet provides advice on who is eligible for HPSS Payments for Nursing Care and how to apply if you think you are eligible.
- Care Management,Provision of Services and Charging
Guidance (PDF 460 KB)
This circular provides guidance on the process of assessing complex needs,arranging and monitoring appropriate care and the relevant charging policy.
- Circular ECCU 2-2006 (PDF 507 KB)
This circular details the 2006 amendments to the Regulations which govern the financial assessment.
- Circular ECCU 2 2007 (PDF.452 KB)
This circular details the 2007 amendments to the Regulations which govern financial assessment.
- Circular ECCU 1 2008 (PDF.86.KB)
This circular details the 2008 amendments to the Regulations which govern financial assessment.
- Circular ECCU 1 2009 (PDF 108 KB)
This circular details the 2009 amendments to the Regulations which govern financial assessment.
- Circular ECCU 2 2010 (PDF 277 KB)
This circular details the 2010 amendments to the Regulations which govern financial assessment.
- Circular ECCU 1 2011 (PDF 270 KB)
This circular details the 2011 amendments to the Regulations which govern financial assessment.
- CRAG 2011
This document provides guidance on charging for residential accommodation Amended 2011.
- Free Personal Care Report (PDF 165KB)
This report outlines the estimated cost of the introduction of free personal for care home residents. It also examines the cost of a range of alternative amendments to the current charging rules for care home residents.
About The Office of Fair Trading
Report
The Office of Fair Trading carried out a year long study into the care
homes market for the elderly. Their findings and recommendations were revealed in a report published
in May 2005.
- Full Office of Fair Trading Report into Care HomesMarket.(PDF
1.12 MB)
The full Office of Fair Trading report into the care homes market for the elderly.
- Departmental-Action-Plan.(PDF 37 KB)
This action plan details how the Department intends to deliver a better deal for care home residents.
Guidance on Discharge Protocol
This
circular sets out the process for managing patient choice on discharge from hospital.
