{"id":4887,"date":"2020-02-04T13:04:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T13:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gipldemo.in\/wcfm\/?p=4887"},"modified":"2020-02-04T14:49:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T14:49:02","slug":"local-authorities-paid-16-86-an-hour-for-home-care-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gipldemo.in\/wcfm\/business-growth\/local-authorities-paid-16-86-an-hour-for-home-care-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Local authorities paid \u00a316.86 an hour for home care services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the cost of receiving adult social care?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsfund.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_small\/public\/2019-11\/%C2%A3636%20per%20week.png?itok=cmdfcdt8\" alt=\"\u00a3636 per week for people aged 65+\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018\/19, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/digital.nhs.uk\/data-and-information\/publications\/statistical\/adult-social-care-activity-and-finance-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">average cost<\/a>&nbsp;of a local authority-funded care home place for someone aged over 65 was \u00a3636 a week. For working-age adults, the cost was \u00a31,320 a week. In 2018\/19, local authorities, on average, paid \u00a316.86 an hour to commission externally provided home care services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsfund.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_small\/public\/2019-11\/%C2%A31320%20per%20week.png?itok=hISR4RXX\" alt=\"\u00a31,320 per week for working-age adults\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no precise figures on spending for people who fund their own care, though the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/cma-cases\/care-homes-market-study#final-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Competition and Markets Authority<\/a>&nbsp;estimated that care home fees paid by \u2018self-funders\u2019 are, on average, 41 per cent higher than those paid by local authorities for places in the same care homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does social care cost and how many people will have to spend over \u00a3100,000?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsfund.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_small\/public\/2019-12\/10%25%20of%20over%2065s.png?itok=6DTOVkgG\" alt=\"10% of over 65s will face costs of over \u00a3100,000\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The lifetime costs of adult social care for older people varies considerably according to the level of their need. In 2010 the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20130201155426\/http:\/www.dilnotcommission.dh.gov.uk\/our-reporthttps:\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20130201155426\/http:\/www.dilnotcommission.dh.gov.uk\/our-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dilnot Commission<\/a>&nbsp;estimated 50 per cent of people aged 65 and over will spend up to \u00a320,000 on care costs and that 10&nbsp;per cent would face costs of over \u00a3100,000. However, it is very difficult to predict which individuals will have the greatest needs (for example, those who will develop dementia) so costs are very hard to prepare for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much do individuals spend on social care?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsfund.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_small\/public\/2019-11\/%C2%A310.9%20billion%202.png?itok=OzyxHF-4\" alt=\"\u00a310.9 billion on privately purchased care\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nao.org.uk\/report\/adult-social-care-at-a-glance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Audit Office<\/a>&nbsp;has estimated that in 2016\/17 people spent \u00a310.9 billion on privately purchased social care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsfund.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_small\/public\/2019-11\/%C2%A32.9%20billion_1.png?itok=6-WQrOKr\" alt=\"\u00a32.9 billion on fees and charges\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people who receive publicly funded social care are also expected to contribute towards it from their income. In 2018\/19 a total of \u00a32.9 billion was spent on these fees and charges. This figure has risen in each of the past four years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the cost of receiving adult social care? In 2018\/19, the&nbsp;average cost&nbsp;of a local authority-funded care home place for someone aged over 65 was \u00a3636 a week. For working-age adults, the cost was \u00a31,320 a week. In 2018\/19, local authorities, on average, paid \u00a316.86 an hour to commission externally provided home care services. 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