What is the Difference between funded and private care?
The two main differences between local authority funded care and private care are both cost and quality of care.
Funded Care in WIRRAL
Funded care is usually supported by the local authority (the council) but in some cases call also be funded by the NHS and other organisations such as this.
Local authorities such as Wirral may complete an assessment of your care needs and this can be from 15 minutes per day right through to 8 hours per day care packages, for example.
Very often, if you complete a financial means assessment and you are asked to contribute to your costs of care, this can take many different guises, for example:
Monthly payments from your personal savings
Attachment orders to your property
Funded care is often considerably cheaper than private care as the local authority dictates rates to care providers on their provider framework.
You still have personal choice and control of which care provider you would like to have support your care needs in your home throughout, although sometimes, it is possible social workers assessing your care needs may not tell you this. It is important to know you can choose what provider you would like to provide your care for you.
Private Care IN wirral
Private care may be an option if you have financial means to pay regulalry for your care directly to a provider.
Often, a private care agreement will be more expensive than a care package arranged through the local authority. It coukld even be possible the provider is the same as what is available on the local authority framework.
Below we will explore some of the differences:
A local authority client in Wirral can have calls reduced to 17 minutes, but you may need to contribute the total call time of 30 minutes.
A private care package means you will receive the full 30 minutes of care you are paying for.
A local authority package provides just 2 minutes and 38 seconds for carers to travel between calls, which could see calls rushed to get to the next client.
A private care package provides 15 minutes travel time for carers to travel between calls, providing plenty of time to have professional carers tend to your needs.
A local authority package has a 2-hour window of care service. This means if your call is scheduled for 08:00am in the morning, the provider has between 07:00am - 09:00am to arrive at the visit.
A private care package has a 15 minute window of care service. This means if your call is scheduled for 08:00am it can take place between 07:45am - 08:15am.
A local authority package is to provide care that is expressly drawn up by the social worker.
A private care package can be amended to include tasks such as cleaning or making beds, or even a light vacuum of the floor.
Personal Choice for homecare
It is the personal choice of the individual being cared for which type of service they would like to receive. Some people receiving care may not have a choice and must be supported by local authority care. For those that do have the choice, you may elect for a private service at any time.
For more information, please feel free to contact us for a no-obligation discussion for your care needs.