Day Care Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that respite day care services for adults with (a) dementia and (b) disabilities are affordable.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock
The Government recognises the important role that respite day care can play in supporting adults with dementia, disabled adults, and unpaid carers.
Where local authorities decide to charge for the provision of care and support, including respite day care services, they must follow the Care Act 2014 and the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014, and they must act under the Care and Support Statutory (CASS) guidance. Charging is based on a number of principles including that people should not be charged more than it is reasonably practicable for them to pay and that charging approaches should be clear, transparent, and comprehensive so people know what they will be charged. The responsibility for interpreting and applying the law and the CASS guidance rests with local authorities.
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