Issue - meetings

To submit a report by the Head of Adults’ Services.

It was resolved –

•           That whilst the Council acknowledges the costs incurred within residential care, the actual cost of delivery is not fully reflected in the charge to residents.

•           That in line with savings proposal made to remove the subsidy given to self-funders over the next three years, the increase for those contributing towards the cost of care is set at 3%, plus each user’s share of a third of the subsidy given to self-funders.

•           That the fee for 2019/20 is therefore set at £601.82 +3% + (⅓ x £132.70) = £664.11.

The report of the Head of Adults’ Services seeking the Executive’s approval to set the level of the Authority’s Standard Charge for local authority care homes for the year April, 2019 to March, 2020 was presented for consideration.

The Chair and Portfolio Member for Social Services presented the report and the recommendations therein to the Executive.

The Interim Director of Social Services/Head of Adults’ Services said that the proposals entail increasing the standard charge (the fee which the Authority is obliged to charge those residents who have the financial means to pay the full cost of their residential care)  by 3% in line with the guidance for increasing fees and charges determined by Members plus each user’s share of the a third of the subsidy given to self-funders, thereby reducing the gap between the cost of provision and what self-funding residents pay for the services. The Officer said that consideration was given to increasing the charge to the full cost of provision, but was rejected on the basis that this would require a significant and disproportionate increase for residents from the 2018/19 standard charge of £601.82 per week to £752.58.

It was resolved –

•           That whilst the Council acknowledges the costs incurred within residential care, the actual cost of delivery is not fully reflected in the charge to residents.

•           That in line with savings proposal made to remove the subsidy given to self-funders over the next three years, the increase for those contributing towards the cost of care is set at 3%, plus each user’s share of a third of the subsidy given to self-funders.

•           That the fee for 2019/20 is therefore set at £601.82 +3% + (⅓ x £132.70) = £664.11.