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Quick summary Next time you visit, look in the fridge, at the post pile and at the bathroom floor. Those

Quick summary If the ward has said your mum is medically fit to go home, you may have around 48

Quick summary The crossover is usually somewhere around eight to ten hours of care a day. Below that, visits are

Quick summary If the main reason someone needs care is a health need rather than an age-related or social one,

Quick summary Intermediate care and reablement are free for up to six weeks after a hospital stay, arranged by the

Quick summary It depends what you are ringing about. In Macclesfield, one council does everything. In Buxton, Council Tax goes

Quick summary Someone from the council visits for about an hour, asks what you can and cannot manage, and writes

Direct payments: using council money to pick your own carer Quick summary If the council agrees to fund your care,

Attendance Allowance 2026: how much you get and how to claim Quick summary Attendance Allowance is £76.70 or £114.60 a

Will Cheshire East Council pay for care at home?   Quick summary It depends on savings. Above £23,250 in capital,