Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of personal interest.

RESOLVED that the decisions record of the meeting held on 9^th March, 2021 be signed as a correct record.

The Executive Board Member considered a report detailing the potential impact, and effect, of changes to charges for Local Authority Older People residential care homes be increased from £641.21 to £654.06 for Mainstream beds and from £863.43 to £884.17 for EMI beds.

For residents placed by this authority into our own Local Authority Homes the effective date for the new rates is 28^th June, 2021.  For those residents placed in our homes by other Local Authorities the effective date for the new charges to those authorities is the 12^th April, 2021.

It was noted that adults in residential accommodation are required to contribute to the cost of their care.  Where they have sufficient resources, they are required to pay the full cost of their accommodation, known as the Standard Charge which is calculated annually based on the full cost to the authority of providing the accommodation.

RESOLVED that Carmarthenshire increase its Standard Charge for Local Authority Older People residential care homes from £641.21 to £654.06 for Mainstream beds (2.00%) and from £863.43 to £884.17 for EMI beds (2.40%) on the basis of the full cost to the authority of providing the accommodation.