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- Member
Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:20 am
I am so confused as to who will be entitled to the free personal care within their own home .
The government have set a figure of 280-000 up to 400-000 these peole wil haver critical needs and must requier help with things like FEEDING.DRINKING,TOILETING & PERSONAL HYGIENE but how do they come to this figure of 280-000 - 400-000 we have some 6 million carers of course not all caree`s req this level of care however we do have some 1.5 million carers ( if my memory is correct) who live with the person they care for spouse / partner close relative and we have some 750-000 carers who receive the carers allowance and as we all know to be entitled to the carers allowance the person you care for must req help with, as they say bodily functions i am sure many elderly disabled will fall into the critical needs level of help. Over the weekend B.B.C. highlighted the problem of an 88 year old lady and her son i am not sure if she is in receipt of either A.A. or D.L.A. or if her son receives carers allowance but she thought the free personal care at home would be good for her as it would enable her to live at home and keep her out of the residential social care system if the free personal care is available for this lady then all elderly disabled who req care should apply for this help and as it is "FREE" if you are in receipt of either A.A.or D.L.A. your cash benefits can not be removed to "PAY" for your care .
The new national care service is seperate from the free personal care at home system yet it will deliver the same service but this national care service may be funded by the removal of A.A & D.L.A. from the over 65`s some 2-3 million pensioners even this figure is now being disputed as for every one person who claims A.A. or D.L.A. there could be another without the benefit but will still need care if you do have A.A. or D.L.A. and it is removed you will without a care plan ( governments assurance) will receive the same level of cash support therefore if more peole claim help from the new national care service and all the A.A.& D.L.A. is returned to the people who have had it removed where will the extra cash come from to fund the new claimants for help via the new national care servce
close friend of mine , his mother is in residential care home she is private and pays her own way he has told me that as she is private she still gets her full pension plus her attendance allowance she loses no benefits at all is that right ??? but if the new nationalcare service starts will she lose her attendance allowance
The government have set a figure of 280-000 up to 400-000 these peole wil haver critical needs and must requier help with things like FEEDING.DRINKING,TOILETING & PERSONAL HYGIENE but how do they come to this figure of 280-000 - 400-000 we have some 6 million carers of course not all caree`s req this level of care however we do have some 1.5 million carers ( if my memory is correct) who live with the person they care for spouse / partner close relative and we have some 750-000 carers who receive the carers allowance and as we all know to be entitled to the carers allowance the person you care for must req help with, as they say bodily functions i am sure many elderly disabled will fall into the critical needs level of help. Over the weekend B.B.C. highlighted the problem of an 88 year old lady and her son i am not sure if she is in receipt of either A.A. or D.L.A. or if her son receives carers allowance but she thought the free personal care at home would be good for her as it would enable her to live at home and keep her out of the residential social care system if the free personal care is available for this lady then all elderly disabled who req care should apply for this help and as it is "FREE" if you are in receipt of either A.A.or D.L.A. your cash benefits can not be removed to "PAY" for your care .
The new national care service is seperate from the free personal care at home system yet it will deliver the same service but this national care service may be funded by the removal of A.A & D.L.A. from the over 65`s some 2-3 million pensioners even this figure is now being disputed as for every one person who claims A.A. or D.L.A. there could be another without the benefit but will still need care if you do have A.A. or D.L.A. and it is removed you will without a care plan ( governments assurance) will receive the same level of cash support therefore if more peole claim help from the new national care service and all the A.A.& D.L.A. is returned to the people who have had it removed where will the extra cash come from to fund the new claimants for help via the new national care servce
close friend of mine , his mother is in residential care home she is private and pays her own way he has told me that as she is private she still gets her full pension plus her attendance allowance she loses no benefits at all is that right ??? but if the new nationalcare service starts will she lose her attendance allowance
