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Independent Sector Care Home Fees for 2026/27

 

 

Meeting: 24/02/2026 - The Executive (Item 10.)

10. Independent Sector Care Home Fees 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 152 KB

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

Additional documents:

Decision:

It was resolved –

 

·      To approve the recommendations to increase fee levels as follows:-

 

·         Residential Care (Older People) - £874.18 per week

·         Residential (Dementia) - £976.89 per week

·         Nursing Care (Social Care element) – £952.07 per week (excluding LA and HB FNC)

·         Nursing (Dementia) (Social Care element) - £1,125.03 per week (excluding LA and HB FNC)

 

·      To authorise Social Services and the Finance Service to respond to any requests from individual homes to explore their specific accounts, and to utilise the exercise as a basis to consider any exceptions to the agreed fees. Any exceptions to be agreed with the Adult Service Portfolio Holder, the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer and the Head of Adult Social Care within current budgets.