charging and intermediate care

My client is being told that because there was a care package in place before he went into hospital, only the extra care put in place when he left hospital would be counted as intermediate care and therefore free of charge.  So he has had to pay his maximum assessed charge for the 6 weeks the intermediate care package was in place.  Does anyone know if this is a correct interpretation?

If your client’s maximum assessed contribution is less than the care package previously in place it won’t make any financial difference to him?

If his care package is reviewed to consider any long term changes required and consequently increases permanently his existing assessed contribution won’t change unless he has a review of his current financial assessment and a change is identified in either benefit award or disability related expenditure.

Either way, the intermediate care element for the six weeks may not alter his care package long term but depending on long term health issues it may evidence a strong need to have existing care package revised for the long term future.

You don’t mention if a CHC decision has been undertaken? If not it should be. If it has and your client was turned down, they can appeal…...............