15 Adult Social Care Fee Uplifts - 2020/21 PDF 232 KB
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Minutes:
Cabinet considered a report setting out details of the proposed adult social care fee uplifts for 2020/21.
Resolved: That approval be given to the following uplifts, with effect from 1 April 2020:
i. Residential and nursing care
Older Peoples approved residential care rates:
Nursing Standard 4.65%
Nursing Dementia 4.76%
Residential Standard 4.54%
Residential Higher 4.82%
Residential Dementia 4.89%
For other client groups: 4.89% minimum fee level for new placements increased to £595.07 per week.
For self-funders living in the county council's in-house older peoples residential homes: 4.89%.
ii. Homecare (all client groups)
Where care has been commissioned off-framework, an inflationary uplift of 4.88% in line with the forecast 2020/21 cost increase associated with the Homecare Framework.
iii. Supported Living – increase waking hour rate by 5.67% to £16.03 per hour. No changes to payments for sleep-in services at this time.
iv. Direct Payments – 4.88%.
v. Carers – Uplift the annual payments of £230/£340 to £244.29/£361.12 respectively.
vi. Shared Lives – 6.21%.
vii. Day Care (Non "Older People" services) – 4.81%.
viii. Rolling Respite and Provider Brokerage – Uplift in line with the relevant service (e.g. homecare/residential care).
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