Independent Care Home Fees - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description
Independent Care Home Fees
FOI Number
15758
Date Received
04/11/2021
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
I am making this Freedom of Information request to ask about fee rates which are being paid by your council to support older people (65+) in independent sector care homes. These are the questions: 1. What is the average weekly fee (to the nearest £) currently (financial year 2021/22) being paid by your Council to support older (65+) residents of independent sector care homes in a) residential care and b) nursing care?Note: average weekly nursing care fees should be stated net of NHS FNC payable by Health Boards and gross of user charges and free personal care *
 
2. How many older (65+) residents are you currently** supporting in independent sector care homes for a) residential care and b) nursing care***?
 
3. How many older (65+) residents are you currently** supporting in local authority operated residential care homes***?
 
4. What do you expect to be the average percentage uplift for 2022/23 in the average weekly fee rates your authority pays to independent sector care homes for care of older (65+) residents.
 
Notes:
* Illustrative example:
Gross fee received by nursing home                                                                                             £988 pw
Less NHS FNC (payable by local Health Boards)                                                                        - £87 pw (rounded)
Council paid nursing care fee net of NHS FNC and gross of user charges and FPC         £901 pw         
Free Personal Care                                                                                                                            -£187pw
User charges                                                                                                                                       - £200 pw
Net cost to Council                                                                                                                               £514
 
**Latest available figure
***Include full cost payers, if any
Response
1. Note: average weekly nursing care fees should be stated net of NHS FNC payable by Health Boards and gross of user charges and free personal care *
Council Care home rates are agreed on a Scottish National basis.
From 12 April 2021 the 2021/22 standard rates for publicly funded service users are:
*    £762.20 a week for nursing care (includes £193.50 Free Personal Care plus £87.10 nursing care)
*    £653.79 a week for residential care (includes Free Personal Care £193.50)

2. As at 1/11/21
a)277
b)215

3. As at 1/11/21 - 100

4. 3% anticipated in Budget