Applications made while residing in a care home or hospital

If an individual is living in a care home on the day the application for PADP is treated as being made, their entitlement to PADP can begin but the amount is reduced to nil until the day after they leave alternative accommodation. The exceptions above apply.

If an individual is in hospital on the day entitlement to PADP begins, their eligibility can begin, but the eligibility to receive payment of PADP won’t begin until the day after they are discharged from hospital. The exceptions above apply (PADP regs, reg. 24(1) and (2))

If the individual returns to a care home or hospital after 28 days from their previous period ending, their entitlement to payment of PADP is affected in the same way as described above.