Amendment of regulation 19 of the General Regulations
7. In regulation 19(3) of the General Regulations (applicable amounts for persons in residential care and nursing homes) in the definition of “residential care home”—
(a)in paragraph (b) the words from “for persons in need” to “mental disorder” shall be omitted;
(b)at the beginning of paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the words “which provides residential accommodation with both board and personal care and is”; and
(c)after paragraph (e) there shall be added the following—
“and in paragraphs (b) and (d) of this definition “personal care” means personal care for persons in need of personal care by reason of age, disablement, past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs, or past or present mental disorder.”.