It is about time that the General Public gets to know why it costs some £50,000 per year to stay in a Care Home.
Has anyone seen the Financial Accounts of Care Homes ?
Does the Government know the breakdown of costs and profits ?
Consider this scenario.......
Care Home x has some 20 or more people in the care home.
Most own homes so they pay £50,000 per year.
The Local authority pays for 5 people.
So, 15 people pay £750,000 for their care in a year.
The other 5 pay via the Local Authority £250,000.
Total revenuer is £1,000,000.
What do the residents get for this money ?
They get a small room with bed.
They get on average 3 meals per day that does not cost much.
They have access to a Common Room with television.
In this Day Room there are patients with Memory loss staring into space. A very depressing atmosphere for the other patients.
The Care Home has overhead costs - how much ?
The Care Home pays for the upkeep of the Care Home.
The Care Home pays for the wages of the Carers - mostly untrained.
Is the Care Home making a fair profit ?
Some thoughts to be verified .......
Does the Care Home pay VAT on anything ? If they do, the Government should make them VAT free.
Carers should be TAX Free.
This may help reduce costs.
No one should have to pay towards their Care in old age. I prefer the early NHS slogan -- Care From Cradle to the Grave.
The Government created some £400 Billions to save the Banks during the Financial Crisis which most British People did nothing towards the crisis.
Government should create some more money to subsidise Care Costs in old age.
We subsidise the Young with Free Schooling costs. Why not do the same for Pensioners who have paid taxes for 40 - 60 years in their Lifespan ?
I wish the Government should radically change their attitude to Care Home Costs.
They need to change policy for taxation of Care Homes.
They need to check operating costs and profitability.
They need to be radical and futuristic.
They need to help the Care Homes and The Carers.
The Government promised to put a ceiling on total care costs of £72,000.
This promise has been postponed. What a disgrace.
Most of all, they should remove the fear from the Pensioners about this dreadful charge on their Care.
They cannot help being ill.
Let us treat them with kindness.
