§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many nursing home residents previously funded under preserved rights have moved from their existing care home as a result of their reassessment; [53769]
(2) how many nursing home residents previously assisted under preserved rights qualify for the direct payments scheme. [53763]
§ Jacqui SmithInformation on the outcomes of care assessments of those people whose care was previously funded under preserved rights is not available.
Direct payments cannot be used to purchase long term residential care. We expect that the majority of people who had preserved rights will continue to receive their existing care packages. However, for those that have been assessed as not needing residential care, direct payments will he available as an alternative.