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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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