Issue - meetings

[To approve the proposed increase for residential and nursing care rates paid by the City Council and to outline the methodology used to develop these new rates]

That a revised cost rate for new and existing residential and nursing placements from 3 April 2017 in line with the increase in the National Living Wage which becomes effective 1 April 2017 and the revised Retail Price Index rate as of January 2017 be approved. The new rates are:

·         Residential care                        £404.04

·         Residential with dementia          £454.44

·         Nursing care                            £404.04

·         Nursing with dementia              £454.44

Cllr Sandra Samuels presented for approval a proposed increase for the residential and nursing care rates paid by the Council.

Cllr Andrew Johnson commented that this and the previous report reflected growth of £1.1 million that had been included in the 2017/18 budget to support the increase in costs associated with the National Living Wage across all care support plans.

Resolved:

That a revised cost rate for new and existing residential and nursing placements from 3 April 2017 in line with the increase in the National Living Wage which becomes effective 1 April 2017 and the revised Retail Price Index rate as of January 2017 be approved. The new rates are:

·         Residential care                    £404.04

·         Residential with dementia      £454.44

·         Nursing care                         £404.04

·         Nursing with dementia           £454.44