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New Centre to
help get patients back home
A SPECIALIST support Centre
to prevent people discharged from hospital ending up in care
permanently opens in Liverpool on Monday, 12 August 2013.
Granby Reablement Centre in Toxteth will offer intensive help and
support to get people back on to their feet so they can return home
following a spell in hospital due to accident or illness, rather
than ending up in a residential or nursing home.
Around £400,000 has been spent by transforming the building;
formerly a Council residential home; into a 30 bed unit where
patients will spend up to 6 weeks being helped back on to their feet
and assessed.
Assistant Mayor and Cabinet member for adult social care, Councillor
Roz Gladden, said:- "Being stuck in hospital longer than needs
be after surgery is not good for people. They are taking up a bed
that could be used by someone else. However it is also really
important they don't go home too early in case they have an accident
or fall.
All of the feedback that we get from people is that they just want
to be able to return home following a spell in hospital and the
thought of ending up in care can be very unsettling.
Using reablement, we can get people out of hospital quickly, give
them really intensive help over a few weeks and get them into a
position where they are mobile enough to move back home in safety
and comfort with a care package where needed.
We have an ageing population in Liverpool and all of the evidence
shows there is going to be an increased need for this type of unit.
I am really proud that we have been able to make a significant
investment in a new kind of care facility which is completely
transforming the way in which we provide support to people so they
can lead independent lives."
The work includes a new reception, activity area and café together
with a new garden room and landscaped outdoor space. The whole
building has also been Wi-Fi enabled, to allow the use of ipads and
laptops.
Over the last 12 months, the re-enablement team across the City has
supported 627 people. More than half - 56% – have been able to
subsequently go home without needing further support, while the
remainder have been able to return with a care package. This
compares favourably to the alternative system of 'intermediate
care', where 1 in 5 people end up living permanently in
residential or nursing homes because they don't get intensive
support.
The Council is also working with health partners to develop
integrated assessments to make sure people do not have to undergo
separate appraisals of their needs by different health and social
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Parents on
higher incomes reminded to register for Self Assessment
PARENTS in the North West on higher incomes
who continued to receive Child Benefit after January 2013 have been
reminded that they must register for Self Assessment by 5 October
2013 to avoid any penalties in relation to the High Income Child
Benefit Charge.
This month, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be writing to around
two million higher rate taxpayers, including those affected by
recent changes to Child Benefit. The letter reminds them that if
their income is over £50,000 and they or their partner received
Child Benefit in 2012/13, they will need to complete a Self
Assessment tax return for the 2012/13 tax year. They must register
now with HMRC for Self Assessment if they have not already done so.
Over 390,000 people with higher incomes have already opted out of
receiving Child Benefit, including around 32,350 from the North West
region.
HMRC's Chief Executive, Lin Homer, said:- "HMRC is committed
to helping people pay the right amount of tax. If you have had
certain changes to your income in the last year, including those
affected by the changes to Child Benefit, you have until 5 October
to register for Self Assessment."
The High Income Child Benefit Charge came into effect on 7 January
2013. You are liable to pay the tax charge if all of the following
statements apply, or applied to you in the 2012/13 tax year:-
► you have an individual income of over £50,000 a year, and
► either you or your partner received any Child Benefit payments
after 7 January 2013, and
► your income for the tax year is higher than your partner's. The
partner with the higher income is liable to pay the charge if both
partners have income over £50,000.
People who stopped Child Benefit payments before 7 January 2013, do
not need to take any further action. To check whether the tax charge
applies and to register, go to the HMRC
website.
If the charge does apply, then you must register for Self Assessment
for the 2012/13 tax year by 5 October 2013, so that you can declare
the Child Benefit you received, pay the tax charge on time and avoid
any penalties.
You might be able to come out of Self Assessment in future years if
you (or your partner if they are the Child Benefit recipient) choose
to opt out of receiving Child Benefit and avoid incurring the tax
charge. Go to HMRC
website, if you want to opt out.
More information on whether you need to register for Self Assessment
can be found
online.
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