Actions Speak Louder than Words

I've kept quiet on this blog whilst the polictians have argued over the future funding of care. Sadly I don't believe that the discussion will continue past 6th May.

Recently I've been told by a number of care homes that West Sussex council is not increasing its 'band P' funding at all this year (we're based in West Sussex). This is the rate that the majority of elderly people in the county receive when the local authority is funding their care.

I've not been able to verify this as the new rates are yet to be published on the council website and I'm interested to learn whether this is just something that affects Sussex, or whether all local authorities are at it.

Are our politicians saying they will fund care whilst freezing care funding? Is this a national problem or just a couple of councils?

If you know what your council is doing - enter it in the comments box below. It would be useful to get a national picture of what is going on.

Why is this important?

Costs are rising for care homes. CPI inflation is running at 3.5% currently. If local authority care funding is frozen the only place that care homes can get their money from is by increasing the fees for private residents.

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