Research has found that self-funders pay 40% more than council-funded residents for a bed in the same home, giving private payers a clear incentive to request a council-arranged placement.
The Government’s decision to delay the implementation for the Care Act provisions for existing self-funders and stop them from being able to ask the council to negotiate their care fees means that they will continue to subsidise those care residents who are funded by the state.
Ian Trenholm, chief executive of the care regulator the Care Quality Commission has said that the profitability of care homes remained at ‘historically low levels’ in 2022/23. Using information from i
The government has increased funding for adult social care to help tackle NHS pressures this winter by £10m. Councils will be able to bid from a pot of £40m – up from £30m – for cash to help prevent h
Some self-funders are going without some of the home care they needed because of the cost of living crisis and increased provider fees. Staffing shortages are resulting in providers deprioritising les