Costs
How to begin looking at costs?
What a question !
This can be so confusing but it starts with whether you could be funded by the Social Services or the National Health Service (NHS). Speak with your General practitioner and see if you are eligible, if you have under £23,250 in savings then you could be, seek advice from an independent financial advisor who may be able to look at your accounts you may be able to restructure your finances. Dependent upon your care needs, depends on how much you can receive financially. You may need to pay a contribution to your care costs.
See our helpful guide on Funding and financial help, you could be assisted financially in other ways. You can decide at this point who you would like to care for you, chose wisely, ask around.
Paying for home care yourself
Should you have over £23,250 in savings paying for care yourself is very straightforward. We provide you with the assistance that you need and we send you an invoice monthly which you can pay by cheque, bank transfer or standing order. To give you an idea of how much it costs to receive home care we have put together some of the most common reasons that people use our services for below with likely costs attached, should you have any further questions then do not hesitate to contact our team.
30 Minutes Of Care
This could include:
- Assisting client to the toilet
- Preparing a light meal
- Prompting medication
- Light cleaning
45 Minutes Of Care
This could include:
- Assisting / prompting client with washing / showering / bathing
- Assisting/prompting dressing
- Preparing breakfast
- Making bed
- Medication prompting
- Light cleaning
1 Hour of care
This could include:
- Assisting / prompting client with washing / showering / bathing
- Dressing client
- Preparing breakfast
- Assisting with breakfast (if required)
- Make bed and tidy bedroom
- Medication prompting
- Light cleaning
Rate details
Note:
Any service delivered on Public (Bank) Holidays will be charged at double the shown rates depending on what the day of the bank holiday falls on.
Charges will apply unless there is a minimum of 24 hours' notice of cancellation.
NO extra cost for mileage will be charged.
If you require high quality care packages designed especially for you, then we are here to provide that.
With our services we:
- Listen to what you want and design/assess your needs in a free consultation
- Be on call from 07:00 – 22:00 for help and advice
- Communicate effectively with your family, friends and health care specialists.
- Continue to support you to do the things you enjoy doing
- Provide a specialist form of record keeping that you can have access to at any time.
Please note that we do not offer 15 minutes care periods as we believe that you cannot deliver a quality care service in this short time.