Course description
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has recently noted a rise in complaints made about social care financial assessments, because of delays and inaccurate calculations. It is vital, if you are responsible for these calculations or advising a client who believes theirs has been miscalculated, that you understand the full scope of local authority financial care assessments.
Caroline Bielanska presents this live and interactive broadcast which details how the local authority works out how much a client should pay for their care. It will include a summary of the statutory basis for charging, scenarios where the local authority can legally reduce a service or personal budget, and more.
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Training Course Content
Introduction
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigates and publishes a significant number of cases, where complaints have been made about social care financial assessments, highlighting delays and poor assessments.
This new virtual classroom seminar explains in detail how the local authority work out how much a client should pay for their care.
The session is aimed at fee earners who advise older and vulnerable adults, their family, attorney or deputy where the local authority financially assists the client.
What You Will Learn
This live and interactive session will cover the following:
- When the local authority is obliged to financially contribute towards care
- The statutory basis for charging
- How much the client should be allowed to keep
- The client keeping disability related expenditure and what it covers
- Review of Ombudsman cases where local authorities have got it wrong
- When the local authority can legally reduce a service or personal budget
- The social care cap
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