Private Homecare

When care and support in the home is needed, it is often difficult to know where to start, or how the service will be funded. You may choose to pay for care services yourself privately, in which case contact us today so that we can arrange an initial meeting to discuss your needs.

One of our trained team will arrange to come and meet you to discuss your care and support and will be able to offer advice and guidance, spending time with you to discuss the type and level of support that best suits you and make an assessment.

Once the initial assessment has been completed, we will create a personal support plan based on how you would like us to help, ensuring that you receive the services you need, when you want them. At this point, we will be able to understand more about your requirements and establish what will work best for you and those around you.

Charges are usually based upon an hourly rate but we can accommodate a wide variety of requirements, from the occasional hour or part of, up to 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. We are here to provide support based on your specific wishes, so contact us today to find out how we can help you, or someone you know, get the best out of life.

Funded Homecare

Alternatively you may be entitled to funding support, subject to your financial circumstances. For more details contact your local social services who can advise you further.

If you have already been assessed by your local council as needing social services, you are likely to be allocated a Personal Budget, this can be paid in the form of Direct Payments, Individual Service Funds (ISFs), or Individual Budgets. You may come accross many other phrases for these but fundamentally they all mean the same important thing, that you have more choice and control over the care and support you receive.

We have vast experience in working with individual budgets, direct payments and individual service funds. Whether services are funded by the NHS, or wholly or partly by your local council, we can help.

Making sense of the jargon:

What is a Personal Budget?

A Personal Budget is granted to those who have been assessed by the local council as having social care needs, depending on their financial circumstances. Personal budgets have been available in England since 2008. Depending on your circumstances, or choice, you may receive your Personal Budget either as Direct Payments, or as an Individual Service Fund (ISF).

What are Individual Budgets?

An individual budget is similar to a personal budget, except it is made up of other sources like the Independent Living Fund (ILF), which was granted to those with severe disabilities who are living within their community and staying at home, rather than in residential care. Click here for more information about Independent Living Funds.

What are Direct Payments?

Direct Payments are a Government initiative allowing individuals who have been assessed and require social services to purchase their own care and support and will be allocated a personal budget. You can read more information about Direct Payments on the DirectGov Website.

By choosing to take your Personal Budget as Direct Payments, this enables you to have choice and control over how and when your money is spent but as a general rule, it must be spent on services and/or equipment that meet your needs for care and support based on your assessment. Mayday can develop a Personal Support Plan with you, ensuring that your needs and wishes are met.

You can read through ‘An easy guide to Direct Payments’ (PDF) which is a guide to getting Direct Payments from your council.

What are Individual Service Funds (ISFs)?

An individual service fund (ISF), are for those who can’t, or do not wish to manage the Personal Budget you have been allocated with to pay for care and support services. A service provider such as Mayday can be chosen by you to do this for you. Your chosen service provider will then hold your personal budget on your behalf, and you are still in control of how this is spent.

Your Personal Support Plan will be developed to decide how you want to spend your ISF and this will depend on the outcomes that you want to achieve and the way in which your chosen service provider will support you to achieve those.