It was resolved –
· To approve the recommendation to increase the fee levels as follows –
Residential Care (Adults) - £774.47 per week
Residential (EMI) - £865.46 per week
Nursing Care (Social Care Element) - £851.81 per week
Nursing Care (EMI) (Social Care Element) - £1,005.03 per week
· 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 Adults’ Services Portfolio Member, the Director of Function (Resources)/ Section 151 Officer and the Head of Adults’ Services from within current budgets.