Care Funding Top Ups - Legal Principles, Funding Gaps & Practical Solutions

Introduction

When statutory health and social care funding does not meet the full cost of a person’s care, the resulting funding gap can place significant financial pressure on individuals, families and those responsible for arranging care. These issues can become particularly challenging when a person moves from self-funding to statutory funding, or when the cost of an appropriate care package exceeds the amount a public body is prepared to pay.

This practical new virtual classroom seminar will provide a clear guide to care funding top ups, including when they may be lawful and the important distinction between a person’s assessed care needs and their preferences. It will examine how funding responsibilities should operate in practice and the circumstances in which individuals should not be expected to meet costs that properly fall to a public body.

With a focus on the challenges faced in both care homes and care at home, the session will explore when a client should cease to be treated as a self-funder, how top ups interact with social care and NHS funding and the particular difficulties involved in arranging and sustaining 24/7 care at home. Through practical examples, the session will help delegates identify potential funding gaps, challenge inappropriate funding arrangements and navigate complex care packages with greater confidence.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• When a client should no longer be treated as a self-funder
• Assessing the lawfulness of top-up payments - assessed needs vs personal preferences
• Navigating the practical challenges of arranging and sustaining 24/7 care at home
• Understanding when and how social care funding can be topped up
• Understanding the rules and limitations around topping up NHS funding

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.