Carers UK and Carers Trust have issued the following joint statement on 11th March, 2020:
https://www.carersuk.org/images/News_an ... nt_one.pdf
Waiving charging and eligibility rules for emergency social care
Carers Uk info https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... s-covid-19 updated 13th March 2020
government information https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-e ... t-response
https://www.carersuk.org/images/News_an ... nt_one.pdf
Waiving charging and eligibility rules for emergency social care
NHS information https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ last updated 13/03/20We believe that current, often slow assessment of care processes and rigid eligibility criteria must be waived during this period. It is vital that support is provided where and when it is needed, as quickly as possible. Current reablement processes on discharge from hospital may be a good template for delivery of this type of model.
Where there are charges for social care, we believe it is vital that charging rules are waived for emergency social care during this period. It does not make economic or practical sense for a system that is trying to cope with an emergency to apply means-testing and a financial assessment at the point of need. Nor should any bill be sent after the event.
We need to be reassured that if people need social care in an emergency, that it will be free at the point of delivery and Governments need to fund local authorities to be able to do so.
Carers Uk info https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... s-covid-19 updated 13th March 2020
government information https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-e ... t-response