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Royal Commission on the Funding of Long Term Care
In 1999 the report of the Royal Commission made the following recommendation on how they would like to see Care Provision enhanced.
- Provide free nursing and personal care to all, be they at home or in a residential environment
- Only the accommodation element of the care provided to be subject to a mean test
- Establish a national care commission to monitor the long term care of the elderly
- Move the provision of certain Benefit Agency awards to the Local Authorities
- Increase in the capital limit to around £18,000 starting April 2001
- Disregard of the property element of the financial means test for the first three month of state funded support
- The supervised nursing costs provided in a registered nursing home to be covered by the NHS as of October 2001
National Care Standards Commission
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Presently there are differing rules regarding the registration of
Residential Homes and Nursing Home. This is detailed in the section on
Care Information Legislation. It is planned that
as of April 2002 this will be consolidated under the one body,
resulting in hopefully a clearer and more understandable system of
registration and inspection.
Scottish Executive Response to the Royal Commission
(Sir Stewart Sutherland - Commission Chairman)
The Scottish Executive response is in most respects similar to the UK Government reply, but in certain cases it has a Scottish focus. The Quality and Standards of Care will be subject to a "Scottish Commission on the Regulation of Care". The commission stresses the need for better co-odination between the NHS and local authorities. In Scotland the Executive has already established a "Joint Future Group" and the aim is to have all community care services for the elderly jointly managed by 2002.
(Sir Stewart Sutherland - Commission Chairman)
The Scottish Executive response is in most respects similar to the UK Government reply, but in certain cases it has a Scottish focus. The Quality and Standards of Care will be subject to a "Scottish Commission on the Regulation of Care". The commission stresses the need for better co-odination between the NHS and local authorities. In Scotland the Executive has already established a "Joint Future Group" and the aim is to have all community care services for the elderly jointly managed by 2002.
In matters of capital limits, the three month disregard on property value and nursing costs being covered by the NHS as of October 2001 the Executives approach is identical to that detailed above.
In all, the Royal Commission made 24 recommendations, and the full Scottish Executive response can be found on their website http://www.scotland.gov.uk
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