Care Act could create a new ‘top-up’ residents market

The advent of the Care Act could herald an increase in top-up funding thanks to the legislation’s provision to allow ‘self-funder’ or ‘own- resource’ top-ups from council-funded residents, according to new research out this month.According to the latest edition of LaingBuisson’s Care of Older People, the introduction of a new personal asset threshold of £118,000…