questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reimburse or provide financial support to families of dementia patients who are required to pay for care while local authorities consider their applications f
answerText: Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs, as set out in the Care Act 2014.The Care and Support Statutory Guidance states that “an assessment should be carried out over...
heading: Dementia: Health Services