If you have an emergency, or you or your carer need a break, you may need to stay in a residential or nursing home for a short time.
If you have more than £23,250 in savings and investments (not including the value of your main or only home), you will have to pay the full cost of your stay. If you do not have this amount, you will have to pay a weekly charge for stays of up to eight weeks. Your social care worker or benefits adviser will tell you how much this will be. If you do not think you can afford the charge, you can ask us for a financial assessment. If you stay for more than eight weeks at any one time, we will need to carry out a full residential financial assessment to calculate what you should pay for the rest of your stay.
See our booklet ‘Choosing and paying towards care in a residential or nursing home’ (WS299B) for more information. You can find this at westsussex.gov.uk under ‘Adults’ social care publications’, or you can ask us for a copy by contacting our Adults’ CarePoint. See our contact details on the 'Contact us' page.