Funding

How are our services paid for?

In most cases, services from us will need to be paid for directly by the client. However, there are various wider benefits and schemes that may be relevant to your position. We summarise the most useful information below (please follow the links for further information).

Allowances

The ‘Attendance Allowance’ for people over 65 and the ‘Disability Living Allowance’ for people under 65 are normally available regardless of an individual's financial circumstances. Help with understanding and claiming these (and possibly other benefits) can be found here.

“I am writing to you all at Kemble Care to say a big Thank you for all you have done for our father...the speedy and efficient responses we received from you were very reassuring. Our father came to thoroughly look forward to the carer visits each day.”

Social Care Assessments Funding of personal care services can in certain instances be obtained from the Social Services department of the Local Authority. For such funding to be accessed, a financial and needs assessment will need to be made by a social worker who will determine whether you are eligible. Contact should be made with the ‘Joint Visiting Team’ of Herefordshire Council. To qualify, there are certain thresholds in terms of financial savings and the seriousness of required care.

Personalisation

‘Personalisation’ is the scheme that enables the funds available through social care to be allocated directly to you, or to an advocate or family member entrusted with this task. It means that the individual, rather than the council, is in control of exactly what care or support will best achieve the desired outcomes. It is a wonderful tool to enable choice and control, allowing you to tailor a service that best fits your requirements — essentially stipulating when and what our carers do during visits.

Kemble Care support many clients who receive ‘personal budgets’, and who have chosen our service for its flexibility and quality of care. We offer considerable reassurance through our excellent staff and support systems, and would be delighted to advise you in completing the straightforward process.

Herefordshire Council is committed to offering a personal budget at all social care assessments.

Carer Breaks

‘Carer Breaks’ offer those involved with the unpaid care of a family member the funding to take periods of respite — both routine and occasional — from the demands of this support. Kemble Care holds a contract to support such breaks, which are not dependent on financial assessments. To help guide you through questions of eligibility and service, the local ‘carers hub’ has a website and advisors who can help.