Arranging and Paying for Your Own Care
At Haringey Council, Adult Services provides services in a way that promotes independence, ensuring that people who need care are able to live at home for as long as possible.
People arrange their own social care services for different reasons; some may pay the full costs and others may be ‘council supported’ but still pay a charge.
If you are paying the full costs of your care, you are known as a ‘self-funder’. This means that either:
- you have chosen not to approach adult social care for help, or
- you have been assessed but you are not currently eligible for social care services, or
- you have approached adult social care and, although your needs show that you are eligible for services, your savings are above £22,250.
See ‘Self-funding Information Sheet’ in the attached files section.
Charges apply to adult social care services, while those services provided by the NHS continue to be free at the point of delivery.
If you do not have a large income, there may be sources of financial help available to you.
Haringey Council provides advice about welfare benefits, see our benefits and advice section for information.
Where you are not eligible for services, we will do our best to direct you to alternative sources of help, advice and support in other sectors of the community, for example, through voluntary or independent organisations.
There are free and low-cost alternatives to paying for your own care services, many of which are available locally. If you're looking for activities during the day, you may like to think about joining in with some of the organised activities in your area. We also have a range of ideas on activities and services for older people in Haringey.
We can also help you to gauge what level of care you may require, depending on your level of need, i.e. the types of support that Adult Services would offer, based on levels of need. As a general rule we would not be recommending residential or nursing care unless every form of support had been tried and tested in the community, since we try to maximise an individual’s independence.
|back to topUseful information
If you are arranging your own care services, a list of local providers of care can be found in the Haringey Care Directory (see attached files section below).
The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) inspects and reports on care services and council. It is independent but set up by Government to improve social care and stamp out bad practice. Their website contains a comprehensive directory to help you search for care services or care homes (see external links section below).
In 2008, CSCI will publish star ratings for care services which describe the quality of care provided. These range from 3 stars (excellent) to 0 stars (poor). For more information, visit CSCI Professional's website (see external links section below).
The Guide to Services for Older People in Haringey can be found at: www.haringey.gov.uk/olderpeoplesguide.
Haringey Mental Health Services Directory can be found at: www.haringey.gov.uk/mhdirectoryofservices.
|back to topAdvocacy
If you are arranging your own services, you may need help to express your opinion, or to ask questions, or to access information. You may therefore find it useful to have the support of an advocate. An advocate will:
- listen to what you want, and not to impose their views
- make sure that you are given balanced information so that the decision remains yours
- help you by writing letters, representing you, or talking things through.
There are many organisations offering advocacy support, including the following:
For people with learning disabilities:
Haringey Mencap Advocacy Service
Tel: 020 8365 0251
Address: The Bell Brewery, 676 Tottenham High Road, London N17 OAE
For older people:
Age Concern supports all people aged 50 and over in the UK, ensuring that they get the most from life. It provides essential services such as day care and information, and campaigns on issues like age discrimination and pensions, working to influence public opinion and government policy about older people.
Tel: 020 8801 2444
Fax: 020 8365 1732
Address: Age Concern Haringey, Tottenham Town Hall, Approach Road, London N15 4RY
Email: info@acharingey.org.uk
Website: (see external links section below).
For people with mental health problems:
Mind in Haringey
Tel: 020 8340 2474
Fax: 020 8340 8308
Address: Station House, 73c Stapleton Hall Road, London N4 3QF
Email: admin@mih.org.uk
For people with physical disabilities:
Haringey Consortium of Disabled People and Carers
Tel: 020 8801 5757
Email: director.hcdc@btconnect.com
For carers:
Carers UK
Tel: 020 7922 8000
Fax: 020 7922 8001
Address: 32-36 Loman Street, Southwark, London SE1 0EE
Email: info@carersuk.org
Website: (see external links section below).
Other helpful information on arranging and paying for your own care:
Help the Aged offers advice and support on arranging and paying for your own care or community services:
Tel: 0808 800 6565
Minicom: 0800 26 96 26
Email: info@helptheaged.org.uk
Website: (see external links section below).
Counsel and Care provides information for older people, their families and carers on care in a home, particularly paying for and choosing care homes:
Tel: 0845 300 7585
Email: advice@counselandcare.org.uk
Website: (see external links section below).
Most people's needs change over time. If you would like to be reassessed because your needs have changed, contact Haringey Adult Services:
Tel: 020 8489 0000.
Useful External Links
Ev lînkên li jêr parçeke cîtewna Belediya Haringeyê nînin.
Ji kerema xwe daxûyaniya me ya legal bixwînin beriya ku hun van lînkan bi kar tînin.
- Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)
- Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) star ratings
- Age Concern - national website
- Age Concern Haringey
- CarersUK
- Help the Aged
- Counsel and Care
Update MePage Last Updated: 23 September 2008
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