Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of personal interest.

RESOLVED that the decisions record of the meeting held on the12th of November 2019 be signed as a correct record.

The Executive Board Member considered a report recommending that theStandard Charge for Local Authority Older People residential care homes be increased from £612.21 to £641.21 for Mainstream beds and from £837.50 to £863.43 for EMI beds.

An increase of 4.74% for mainstream beds and 3.1% for EMI beds was attributed to significant increase in staffing costs in relation to the National Living Wage, additional costs based on hours and dependency and extra costs within supplies and services.  It was noted that the effective date for the new rates was the 6^th July, 2020 and not 1^st July, 2020 as stated in the report.

RESOLVED that:

     i.        the Standard Charge for Local Authority Older People residential care homes be increased from £612.21 to £641.21 for Mainstream beds and from £837.50 to £863.43 for EMI beds.

    ii.        for residents placed by this authority into our own Local Authority Homes and those residents placed in our homes by other Local Authorities the effective date for the new rates is 6th July 2020.