b'To find out more about how Carewise can help, visit theamount you will be expected to contribute towards the website at carewiseadvice.com, call 0330 222 7000, cost of your care according to a national set of rules. or email carewise@westsussex.gov.uk. This involves looking at your income, including most You can also call using Relay UK benefits and pensions, your savings and investments, on 18001 0330 222 7000 and the value of any property you own.(from a textphone or the NGT Lite app downloadedGenerally, most of your income will go towards the onto a computer, tablet or smartphone). cost of your care. For every 250 (or part of 250) of investments and savings you have between 14,250 Who makes decisions if you cant?and 23,250, you will have to pay 1 towards the No one else can make decisions about your financialcost of your care. If you have property, savings and affairs, health and welfare unless you have given theminvestments of more than 23,250, we will expect you authority to make those decisions on your behalf. Theto pay the full cost of your care until the value of your easiest and quickest way to make these arrangementssavings and investments reduces to 23,250.is through a lasting power of attorney (LPA). This isOnce we have agreed how much you must contribute a legal document that lets you appoint one or moreto the cost of your care, we will make up the difference people, known as attorneys, to help you make decisionsbetween your contribution and the care homes fees as or to make decisions on your behalf when you can nolong as the home does not charge more than we would longer make them for yourself. If you want to appointexpect to pay for similar accommodation.an LPA, you will need to show that you have the mental capacity to do this. If thats not possible, the court ofIf the value of your property is included in your protection will need to be involved in the process. contribution, we can help with the cost of the care homes fees if you agree to enter into a deferred payment There are two types of LPA: agreement. Under a deferred payment agreement, any #one for property and financial affairs; and care home fees are usually paid back by selling your home #one for health and welfare. and using the money to repay what is owed (the deferred payment). You can choose to sell your home and pay off You can choose to appoint one type or both. There arethe deferred payment at any time. Or you can keep your two separate applications, and you pay two separatehome during your lifetime and the deferred payment will fees. You need to register the LPA with the Office of thebe paid out of your estate after your death.Public Guardian before it can be used. Or the attorney can register the LPA for you. You will be told if thisWe will charge interest on the deferred payment in line happens so you will have a chance to object to it. Unlesswith the national interest rate that local authorities can you choose to instruct a solicitor to draft the applicationcharge. There is also a one-off administration charge documents for you, there is no cost to set up an LPA untilof 593.30 to cover the cost of legal fees, a weekly you ask the Office of the Public Guardian to register it. Ifadministration charge of 8.60 and a separate one-off you are on a low income, you may get the registration feecharge of 299.60 for property valuation and Land reduced. It can take at least 10 weeks to register an LPA. Registry fees.Residential carelocal-authority fundingThe table opposite shows the rates that we will pay towards residential care. The rates are valid from If our assessment has shown that you need care inApril2022. (These are indicative rates, which means a care home, you may be eligible for financial helpthat they are not fixed.)towards the cost of your care. We will work out the 22Living well in your community'