Who Should Fund Long-Term Nursing Care? Should It Be The NHS?

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Who Should Fund Long-Term Nursing Care? Should It Be The NHS?

THE BACKGROUND

The funding of long-term nursing care is largely met by

individuals themselves or, when their capital has diminished to a

certain level (in England £22,250 and in Wales

£22,000.00), by a mixture of their own income, Local

Authority money and the "free" nursing care contribution

(Registered Nurse Care Contribution) provided by the government

with the intention of covering the cost of registered nurse care

for the patient.

In England:

 

from 1st October 2007 (still in place

since April 2008)

£101.00/week (with transitional provisions

for those on the High Band who are likely to continue to receive

£139.00 each week subject to a change in their status)

In Wales:

 

from April 20...

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