Charging archive 2020-2021


Archive has 195 results

  • Nottinghamshire County Council (20 010 177)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Charging 23-Feb-2021

    Summary: We will not investigate Mrs B’s late complaint about the Council charging her late mother, Mrs C, for respite care she received in 2017. This is because Mrs B could have come to the Ombudsman sooner if she was concerned about the charges. There is no good reason to disapply the law and investigate this late complaint.

  • London Borough of Islington (19 018 941)

    Statement Upheld Charging 18-Feb-2021

    Summary: The Council acknowledges it failed to provide the proper information about charging when Mrs Y was admitted to a care home for a period of assessment. The Council agrees to waive the charges for the relevant six-week period.

  • Cornwall Council (19 019 385)

    Report Upheld Charging 16-Feb-2021

    Summary: Mr X complained the Council had failed to assess his finances properly, resulting in a delay in funding his care.

  • London Residential Healthcare Limited (20 003 469)

    Statement Upheld Charging 16-Feb-2021

    Summary: Mrs B complained about the care her late father received at one of the Provider’s care homes. There was fault in the Care Home’s record-keeping and its complaints handling, causing distress and uncertainty to Mrs B about the care her father received. It has agreed to apologise to Mrs B and reduce the amount she owes for Mr X’s care. It also agreed to review its processes and ensure its staff follow its policies and procedures.

  • Norfolk County Council (20 003 947)

    Statement Upheld Charging 16-Feb-2021

    Summary: There was fault by the Council in the way it managed a transition between care providers and poor communication about whether or not Mr Y could bank unused care hours. This caused confusion, avoidable distress and a gap of three months in Mr Y’s care provision. The Council has already taken some action to remedy the injustice by crediting/waiving charges. It will also make payments of £250 and £1000 to Ms X and Mr Y respectively and offer a further apology.

  • Blackburn with Darwen Council (20 004 504)

    Statement Upheld Charging 16-Feb-2021

    Summary: The Council’s offer to reimburse the overpayment by Mr X to the care provider while Mrs Y was still a full-cost payer remedies any outstanding injustice.

  • Surrey County Council (20 004 804)

    Statement Upheld Charging 16-Feb-2021

    Summary: The Council was at fault in the way it handled an increase in a person’s residential care fees. It fettered its discretion by adhering to a rigid interpretation of its fee guidelines, and also allowed an informal third-party top-up arrangement, both of which conflict with the statutory guidance. The Council has agreed to remedy this by reimbursing the money paid via this arrangement. We cannot investigate a separate complaint, about Council Tax and the way the Council has set its general budget, because this affects all or most people in the area and so falls outside our jurisdiction.

  • Cornwall Council (20 001 282)

    Statement Upheld Charging 15-Feb-2021

    Summary: Mr X complains about the way the Council dealt with the arrangements for his sister’s care, and its payment for the care he and his mother provided, during the period between the care packages it commissioned for her. The Ombudsman has found fault by the Council causing injustice. It has agreed to remedy this by making an apology and financial payments.

  • Lincolnshire County Council (19 006 248)

    Report Upheld Charging 12-Feb-2021

    Summary: The Council’s fixed charge for short-term residential care was not in line with statutory guidance.

  • Gloucestershire County Council (20 000 225)

    Statement Upheld Charging 12-Feb-2021

    Summary: Mr X complained the Council failed to inform him or his brother’s Care Home that his brother, Mr Z was a self-funder. The Council provided both Mr X and the Care Home with timely information about Mr Z’s status as a self-funder. It was at fault when it continued to pay Mr Z’s fees to the Care Home, but this did not cause an injustice.

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