Planning for the future: Finding out and making decisions about paying for home care and care home support

News - 4 December 2024

We want to understand the journey self-funders take to find out what help is available to make decisions about what care and support to obtain.

By 'self-funders' we mean people whose assets exceed the threshold for local authority funding and who pay for their own social care and support or care home accommodation. If you have looked for information about paying for social care/support for yourself or someone else, we'd like to hear from you! Have you found the information you need? If you have gone on to arrange and pay for care or support, are you happy that you got good information and guidance to help with your decision?

Our online survey takes just 4-5 minutes to complete, or we can send you a hardcopy. We are also offering an in-person chat or half hour telephone call if anyone would prefer to talk in a bit of detail about their experiences.

To request a hardcopy survey please email info@healthwatchrutland.co.uk or leave a message on 01572720381.

Complete the survey

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