To consider a report of the Executive Member for Adult Social Care.

The Executive Member for Adult Social Care submitted a report which set out details of the Council’s annual process to set a Fair Price for Care which determined the bed rate for residential and nursing care and the hourly rate for homecare for the following financial year. In October 2021 the Executive had noted the consultation proposals which were consulted upon between 13th October and 9^th November 2021. The current report summarised the consultation responses and recommended inflationary uplifts for 2022/2023. In discussing the report, Members expressed a wish to pay tribute to all social care staff for their work in managing a complex and challenging situation.

          RESOLVED -

(1)      That, following consideration of the outcome of and response to the consultation, the following fee rates be approved from April 2022:

• Homecare: 4.51% inflationary uplift - this equates to £18.08 p/hr for framework homecare providers.

• Residential and Nursing Care : 5.4% inflationary uplift
• Residential Bed Rate: £602.64
• Nursing Bed Rate:       £673.66

(2)      That it be confirmed that in approving the above, the Executive has taken into consideration the Council’s Public Sector Equality duty.