Decision - Fair Cost of Care and Fee Uplift Implications Report 2022/23
Decision maker
Adult Social Care & Public Health Sub-Committee
Report author
Andy Witham
Published
14 Jun 2022
Reference
6638
As published
the council's own words, uneditedRESOLVED - That the Adult Social Care & Public Health Sub Committee agrees to the recommended fee increase of an additional 5% to Home Care providers hourly Set Rates and an additional 2% to Care Home providers charging Set Rates by making use of the Council's allocation of the 'Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund' for 2022-23. The underpinning background to this proposed fee change is contained in the main body of the report. These increases will apply from 4 July 2022.
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The report proposed using the Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund to increase payments to social care providers. Home Care hourly set rates would rise by 5% and Care Home set rates by 2%, applying from 4 July 2022.
Recommendation
Agree to an additional 5% increase to Home Care providers’ hourly set rates and an additional 2% increase to Care Home providers charging set rates, funded from the Council’s allocation of the Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund for 2022-23.
Financial impact
The changes proposed will result in an increased Community Care spend of £0.6m. The total Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund allocation for 2022/23 is £0.829m.
Ward affected
city-wide
Decision maker
Adult Social Care & Public Health Sub-Committee
Date in document
14 Jun 2022
Stakeholders named
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Home Care providersCare Home providersCare home residents and service usersCarersNHS Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning GroupAdult Social Care clients
Next steps
parsed- Apply the approved fee increases from 4 July 2022.
- Use the 2022-23 Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund to support the fee uplifts.
- Continue the fair cost of care exercise and provider engagement.
- Identify ongoing funding in the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy beyond 2022/23.
- Continue recommissioning the Care Home and Home Care contracts, expected to complete in July 2023 for Home Care.
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