Issue - meetings

Cabinet received a report setting out the County Council's proposed fee uplifts for adult social care providers for 2018/19.

Resolved: That the following uplifts be approved, effective from 2 April 2018:

  i.  Residential & nursing care

a.  Nursing Standard - 3.82%

b.  Nursing Dementia - 3.82%

c.  Residential Dementia - 3.82%

d.  Residential Higher - 3.75%

e.  Residential Standard - 3.48%

f.  For other client groups - 3.82%, and the minimum fee level for new placements be increased to £545.46.

  ii.  Homecare (all client groups)

a.  no uplift for successful providers under the new Homecare Framework commenced in November 2017.

b.  3.17% for unsuccessful providers.

  iii.  Supported Living –£14.51 per waking hour and £9.42 per sleep-in hour.

  iv.  Extra Care – 3.17%

  v.  Direct Payments – 3.41%

  vi.  Carers –the fixed payments of £210 / £315 to £219.25 / £328.85 respectively.

  vii.  Shared Lives – 4.40%

viii.  Day Care – 4.07%

  ix.  Rolling Respite & Provider Brokerage – in line with the relevant service