Decision details
Care Home Fee Proposals 2023 -24
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Paper detailing fee proposals for Care Home
placements in 2023-24
Decision:
RESOLVED: to agree to:
1) increase the rate paid to independent sector residential care homes for the financial year 2023-24 by 9.53% per week;
2) increase the rate paid to the independent sector nursing homes for the financial year 2023-24 by 9.53% per week;
3) make an inflationary payment of up to 9% for specialist care home placements where evidence is provided of inflationary pressures;
4) an updated fee rate of £49.70 per day (from £45.38 per day) for a day care placement in a care home;
5) increase the rates for in-house day care and residential care by 9.53%;
6) increase the dementia rate by 9.53% per week; and
7) make an inflationary payment of up to 6% for well-performing block contracts in specific circumstances.
Report author: Colin Selbie
Publication date: 06/04/2023
Date of decision: 06/04/2023
Decided at meeting: 06/04/2023 - Cabinet
Effective from: 18/04/2023
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