Every year the Council sets a Fair Price for Care which determines the bed rate for residential and nursing care and the hourly rate for homecare for the following financial year.

This report summarises the consultation responses and recommends inflationary uplifts for 2023/2024.

1)    That the outcome of the consultation be noted

2)    Considers the response to the consultation

3)    That the following fee rates be approved for implementation from April 2023:

·                 Homecare : 8.74% inflationary uplift  -  this equates to £19.66 p/hr for framework homecare providers.

·                 Residential and Nursing Care Homes : 9.17% inflationary uplift

·                 Residential Bed Rate: £657.90

·                 Nursing Bed Rate:       £735.43

4)    The Executive confirm that in approving the above, it has taken into consideration the Council’s Public Sector Equality duty.