Decision details

Homecare Fees

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

Councillor N Hoy introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, seeking approval to set Homecare fees for the 2022/23 year.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)    Make an inflationary increase of 6.0% for independent sector home care provision from 1 April 2022;

 

2)    Increase travel/visit rates by an average of 6.0% from 1 April 2022;

 

3)    Increase the fee rate for in-house home care and extra care provision from 1 April 2022 by 6.0%; and

 

4)    Make an inflationary increase of up to 6.0% for specialist home care placements where evidence is provided of inflationary pressures.

Report author: Colin Selbie

Publication date: 30/03/2022

Date of decision: 10/03/2022

Decided at meeting: 10/03/2022 - Cabinet

Effective from: 18/03/2022

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