Issue - meetings
Local Authority Homes for Older People - Setting the Standard Charge 2022/23
Meeting: 03/03/2022 - The Executive (Item 11)
11 Local Authority Homes for Older People - Setting the Standard Charge 2022/23 
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To submit a report by the Head of Adults’ Services.
Additional documents:
Decision:
It was resolved –
· That the standard charge for the Authority’s care homes for the financial year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 be set at £801.53 per week.
· That the full fee per resident per week for the Authority’s homes be set at a level equivalent to the full cost of the service which is £801.53 per week.
Minutes:
The report of the Head of Adults’ Service with regard to setting the level of the Authority’s Standard Charge for local authority care homes for the year April, 2022 to March, 2023 was presented for the Executive’s consideration.
The Chair and Portfolio Member for Social Services reported that Local Authorities are required under Section 22 of the National Assistance Act 1948, to set the Standard Charge for their homes. She referred to the basis for calculating the Standard Charge as outlined in the report and highlighted that based on the table therein, the estimated cost per resident per week for the year to 31 March, 2023 is £801.53. The Executive made a decision to increase the fees in line with the actual cost of providing the service gradually over a 2 year period and as a result of this decision the fees for 2021/22 were below the cost of care. Given that 2022/23 is the final year of the 2 year plan to increase the fees, it is proposed that the full cost of providing the service is charged for 2022/23 which is £801.53 per week.
The Head of Adults’ Services confirmed that the standard fee is that which the Authority is obliged to charge those residents in its homes who have the financial means to pay the full cost of their residential care and therefore only applies to a relatively small proportion of residents.
It was resolved –
· That the standard charge for the Authority’s care homes for the financial year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 be set at £801.53 per week.
· That the full fee per resident per week for the Authority’s homes be set at a level equivalent to the full cost of the service which is £801.53 per week.