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By *usie p OP TV/TS 7 weeks ago
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The letter that came with my rates bill states that in Somerset 66% of the rates go to the care of children and adults, also it can cost upto £25000.00 per week to care for a child with complex needs, this seems like a staggering amount to me, would love to see a break down of these figures, can't help but think there is some corruption going on here. |
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"The letter that came with my rates bill states that in Somerset 66% of the rates go to the care of children and adults, also it can cost upto £25000.00 per week to care for a child with complex needs, this seems like a staggering amount to me, would love to see a break down of these figures, can't help but think there is some corruption going on here."
Who wants to deal with a screaming, kicking, biting child, in a country where using stern words can land you in court? How much would you need to be paid to withstand the abuse over and over again, and calmly deal with the court cases over the false allegations?
And the really difficult ones need 24/7 care, which means a lot of staff working in shifts, and they can't work long shifts when caring for a difficult child.
Any company taking that on would need to build up a significant fund for compensation, both for the child if something bad was done to them, or for the carer if the kid did something bad to them. You can't get insurance for that kind of risk.
I wouldn't be at all surprised to add it all up and come to £25,000 a week to handle the most difficult cases. |
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"The letter that came with my rates bill states that in Somerset 66% of the rates go to the care of children and adults, also it can cost upto £25000.00 per week to care for a child with complex needs, this seems like a staggering amount to me, would love to see a break down of these figures, can't help but think there is some corruption going on here."
Half a million odd of those adults will be in nursing and care homes at £1k a week a head. 34.9% self funded.
Another 300,000 in rehab
100,000 children in care
These things cost money
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AI says In England, approximately 41,547 children aged 0-18 with learning disabilities display behaviours that challenge, while estimates suggest between 8,800 and 26,500 adults with learning disabilities also exhibit challenging behaviours.
The residential fees for some are can be thousands per week. We had one placement in temp accommodation with challenging behaviour; two 24/7 carers, plus reporting and management, plus accom, legal, adult social care, courts and lawyers, food cloths, holidays and days out. £100-150k a year for one person at the very minimum. |
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I worked out £12500 is the correct amount.
They probably bumped it up to cover new clients in the pipeline.
Admin is minimal, computers do most of the work.
Transport, perks and car leasing, conferences and sex parties eat up the bulk of the money, Staff Xmas party. Staff Training.
The client only sees 250£ a week tops.
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