People living in residential care homes, nursing homes, mental nursing homes and hostels providing a high level of care

Any person who has their Sole or Main Residence within a care home, nursing home or similar establishment should be disregarded for Council Tax purposes.

The home must be registered with the County Council and would normally include any of the following:

• Hostel including bail hostels, probation hostels that are used for the provision of personal care required due to old age, disablement, past or present alcohol or drug dependence or mental disorder
• Mental nursing home
• Nursing homes (registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984)
• Residential care home

In all of the above cases the actual residents of the home would be disregarded when assessing the overall level of Council Tax to be charged.