Our fees
The standard fee structure for the Home including food, accommodation, nursing, general care and basic laundry requirements is as follows:
From £525 - £700 per week / person
Prior to admission all residents will undergo a needs assessment as part of their care planning. Fees will vary and be based upon the above scale and adjusted according to resident’s dependency and level of nursing care required.
What types of nursing care are there?
Following the implementation of the Health & Social Care Act 2001, individuals assessed as needing nursing care in a nursing home, are entitled to receive an additional nursing care allowance. This is officially known as RNCC (Registered Nursing Care Contribution).
An NHS nurse will personally assess each resident, at the time they enter a nursing home. Following this assessment resident’s care needs will be defined as follows for the financial year 2009/10 under Torbay Primary Care Trust:
Free advice on the payment of fees
Impartial free advice as to the funding of care fees can be sought from the NHFA. This care fee advice service is the chosen firm of independent financial advisers and care fees specialists as recommended by Help the Aged. NHFA advisers provide impartial financial advice, helping you find the best way to pay for care fees.
They can be contacted at:
The standard fee structure for the Home including food, accommodation, nursing, general care and basic laundry requirements is as follows:
From £525 - £700 per week / person
Prior to admission all residents will undergo a needs assessment as part of their care planning. Fees will vary and be based upon the above scale and adjusted according to resident’s dependency and level of nursing care required.
What types of nursing care are there?
Following the implementation of the Health & Social Care Act 2001, individuals assessed as needing nursing care in a nursing home, are entitled to receive an additional nursing care allowance. This is officially known as RNCC (Registered Nursing Care Contribution).
An NHS nurse will personally assess each resident, at the time they enter a nursing home. Following this assessment resident’s care needs will be defined as follows for the financial year 2009/10 under Torbay Primary Care Trust:
- Continuing care – the NHS will continue to meet the cost of care (but to qualify for this benefit, patients must need constant 24 hour specialist/acute nursing care).
- High – for individuals with complex or enhanced care needs. Residents are entitled to receive £146.30 per week.
- Standard rate – for residents with standard nursing care needs (based on current nursing home guidelines). The weekly amount is currently £106.30.
- Residential care – No allowance is currently payable for people classified as needing residential care (in a care home without nursing).
- Care at home – No allowance is currently payable for receiving any type of care in one’s own home.
Free advice on the payment of fees
Impartial free advice as to the funding of care fees can be sought from the NHFA. This care fee advice service is the chosen firm of independent financial advisers and care fees specialists as recommended by Help the Aged. NHFA advisers provide impartial financial advice, helping you find the best way to pay for care fees.
They can be contacted at: