Those living at Hartrigg Oaks make two contributions to the community’s costs:

Residence fee

This covers the occupation of a bungalow, and where required, a room in the Oaks. There are three options for the payment of the Residence Fee.

Fully refundable

  • one-off payment on joining
  • full sum repaid within 2 weeks of leaving

Non refundable

  • lower one-off fee
  • not repaid on leaving (unless the resident leaves within 56 months, in which case a partial repayment will be made

Annualised 

  • Annual fee (payable monthly)

Community fee

This covers the cost of the communal facilities in The Oaks, the maintenance of residents’ bungalows, landscaping and other communal services, and the provision of care services. There are three options for payment of the Community Fee:

Standard *

  • Annual sum (payable monthly)
  • Does not vary according to amount of care received, even if a transfer to the care home (The Oaks) for full Residential or Nursing care is required

Reduced*

  • A lump sum payment, to reduce Standard Fee by up to 50%

Fee for care

  • lower annual charge to cover fixed services.
  • care services are paid for as and when needed.

* These options are not available for those who do not meet our Health criteria on entry and are based on the residents age when they join Hartrigg Oaks.

The Community Fee for Couples is reduced by 12.5%. and we are able to he guarantee that the Community Fee will not be increased in any one year by more than 3% above the increase in Index of Retail Prices over the previous 12 months.

The Hartrigg Oaks community is financially self-contained and fees will only change in line with the community’s costs. There is no subsidy into the community or profits taken out , although the community’s long term financial security is underwritten by us.

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