HOMECARE FUNDING
Paying for homecare can be a source of stress and anxiety for some. It may even feel like a complex or daunting subject to think about. On this page, we've broken down your options to give you a clear idea of how (and by whom) your care can be paid for.
Award-winning home care
Live-in-care across England & daily care in London Borough of Havering
We provide care to suit your needs within 24 hours
Personalised care can be accessible to people of all budgets and needs
With the government planning to personalise adult social care services even further, many people across the country can now access individual budgets, personal budgets, direct payments and independent living fund payments.
We want it to be as easy as possible for you to access and fund the care that your loved one needs. Please take a look at the options available to you and the support you may be entitled to.
Privately self-funded
Self-funded care is funded by the service user themselves.
They pay for their care privately to the service provider and independently choose the provider of their choice who best suits their care needs.
Direct payments
Direct payments can be taken from the council to choose a provider of the service user's choice.
This allows a person to choose how their care needs are met and by whom.
Personal budgets
This allows a person to have control and choice over how their care needs are met and by whom.
It can either be taken as a direct payment or left with councils to commission the services - or a combination of both.
Individual budgets
Similar to personal budgets, an individual budget can be taken as a direct payment
or left with the council to administer.
It can also be given to another organisation to be managed on behalf of the user, or any combination of the above methods, giving the person choice about how they receive and manage their care package.
Live-in care fees
Full-time care
from £1172 per week
The carer lives like a family member with the service user, taking care of all their needs in their own home.
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No joining fee
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No weekends or Bank Holidays (extra rate)
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Easy contracts
Short-term care
3 days from £598
The carer lives like a family member with the service user, taking care of all their needs in the service user’s own home on a short-term basis.
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No joining fee
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No weekends or Bank Holidays (extra rate)
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Easy Contracts
Short-term respite care
from £1475 per week
Pleasant Home Healthcare can provide short-term respite care for short periods.
A carer will move into the service user’s home and take care of all care needs.
Hourly & part-hourly rates
1 hour
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£22.45 weekdays
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£23.35 weekends
45 minutes
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£17.50 weekdays
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£18.95 weekends
30 minutes
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£13.55 weekdays
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£15.03 weekends
Bank Holiday and Christmas rates:
1 hr: £32.75
45 minutes: £25.15
30 minutes : £19.75
I am very pleased with the level of care provided to my mother in the 3 years we have been with Pleasant Homecare. The carers are friendly and efficient and I am confident that my mother is in safe hands. The management is approachable and responsive to our requirements and always ensures that a carer is in attendance.
Review from David A (Son of Client), from homecare.co.uk