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Health And Social Care Unit 9 P3

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Social care
Social services provide care for individuals who have suffered some issues. Social care services help protect individuals who have suffered abuse/neglect, encourage independency and help to improve life chances and opportunities. Most social care services aren’t free differently to health care services. Social care is means-tested which means that if you have good income/wealth, you will need to contribute some or pay in full for services. Many people pay for social care privately by arranging support with a provider organisation. Although some people arrange and pay for their social care services independently, people who receive support through local authority will also may still be charged. One social service which may be …show more content…

Another social service in which you could be charged for are home care services. Local Authorities use national guidance for charging for home care services. Social care means providing help and support for individuals, this can enable people to live as independent as possible. Social care covers a wide range of services, which includes getting out of bed and washing and care homes and day centres. For these services, they carry out a financial assessment to work out how much you can afford to contribute towards the cost of your care and support. Most people have to pay something towards their own care and some will have to pay for all of the costs. One type of social care is help in the home. Some individuals may require help in the home to live independently as possible e.g. elderly or individuals suffering disability. Some individuals will require help by with daily living activities such as washing, cleaning, getting dressed, using the toilet, social activities etc. Having help in the home usually costs about £15 per hour that’s nearly £11,000 per year if you have a career for 14 hours a week. If you need full-time care during the day, costs usually start at £30,000. Nearly all social services are …show more content…

There is a private school in Bangor, it is an independent day school for boys and girls from three years to sixteen years old. The school has achieved excellent GCSEs and other examination results. On the website, I found what the cost is per individual pcm depending on their age http://hillgrove.gwynedd.sch.uk/. The fees for the school is: 3 - 4 years old it is 300.00 pcm, 4 - 5 years old it is 352.75 pcm, 5 - 7 years old it is 396.75 pcm, 7 - 10 years old it is 441.00 pcm, 10 - 11 years old it is 466.00 pcm and for 11 - 16 years old it is 516.50 pcm. There also is a registration fee of £50. According to http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33535216 Research suggests that putting a child through a 14-year private education in UK stands at £286,000. Parents have the decision to put their child into private education. The cost of private schools is very high and people who usually put their children in private schools have a very good income. People usually put their children in a private school as it gives them more of an opportunity to be successful and to get better grades than children from public schools. The reasons why children are more successful after being educated in a

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