Care Home Costs Edinburgh

Each care home has its own billing arrangements.

Care home costs edinburgh. We bill you on behalf of some care homes. Guthrie house care home is located in edinburgh s liberton area and is close to shops amenities public transport and the a720 city bypass. The weekly cost for living in one of our rooms is 1 343.

Care and support in your home costs 17 73 per hour and includes help with tasks such as washing and dressing getting in and out of bed taking medication and meal preparation. What is the average cost of a care home for self funders. Care home fees across the uk are something of a postcode lottery.

Is funding available to help with the costs of care homes in scotland. Council funding for care home accommodation is linked to a person s income capital and savings. That s a difference of 230 a week or almost 12 000 a year.

The city of edinburgh council. Our costs are dependent on the choice of room but not the level of care which is consistently high in all our homes. Cameron toll shopping centre is less than one mile away.

Most care homes bill on a four weekly basis. For example the average cost of a residential care home in 2018 19 ranged from 539 a week in northern ireland to 769 in scotland. Costs of care at home services lori finn 2019 12 03t21 29 27 00 00 costs of care at home services we do charge for some of our services and a financial assessment which will include a benefit check will be carried out as part of our conversation with you about your needs.

Care or support charges if you are already paying the council for another care or support service cas alarm or telecare some costs associated with a disability may be treated as expenses such as a prescribed diet. How much do residential care homes and nursing homes in scotland cost. Putting our customers first and looking after edinburgh.