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.