The Social Security (Care Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations 2005

1.  In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (3)—

(i) omit the definitions of “nursing home”, “residential accommodation” and “residential care home”; and

(ii) at the appropriate places insert the following definitions—

““Abbeyfield Home” means an establishment run by the Abbeyfield Society including all bodies corporate or incorporate which are affiliated to that Society;

“care home” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and in Scotland means a care home service within the meaning assigned to it by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;

“independent hospital” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and in Scotland means an independent healthcare service as defined in section 2(5)(a) and (b) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;”;

(b) in paragraph (3F)(1) from “residential care home” to “reside in that home” substitute “care home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital and he is temporarily absent from that home or hospital, he shall be regarded as continuing to reside in that home or hospital”.

(1)

Paragraph (3F) was inserted by S.I. 2001/3767 and amended by S.I. 2003/1195.