Purpose

Confirmation of the changes to be made to the
Adult Social Care Charging Policy following the completion of a
public consultation.

Content

Cabinet RESOLVED to approve the
changes to the Adult Social Care charging policy following the
completion of the public consultation, specifically to -
 

(a).   Apply a 10%
discretionary enhancement to the minimum income guarantee for those
receiving non-residential or nursing care.

 

(b).   Increase the
hourly rate charged for homecare for self-funders from £12.97
per hour to the cost of commissioning care. This is currently
£20.50 per hour for contracted services, or £17.50 an
hour for spot packages.

 

(c).   Agree that an
annual uplift is applied to the hourly rate charged for homecare in
line with the increase given to providers, so that the charge
continues to reflect the amount paid to providers on an hourly
basis.

 

(e).   Increase the
amount charged to service users if they cannot have a light touch
financial assessment, to a new average contribution (£32.52
per week).

 

(f).    Charge
people the full cost of their care if their financial assessment
cannot be completed within four weeks. Safeguards will remain in
place where this is due to a physical or cognitive
impairment.

 

(g).   Charge
homecare service users their client contribution for up to seven
days during a hospital admission.

 

(h).   Charge
service users their client contribution for 28 days after being
admitted to hospital from a residential or nursing home.

 

(i).    Agree
the changes to the charging policy will be implemented from April
2024 onwards with a two-month minimum transition period to
implement the new arrangements.

 

(j)    
Agree that final arrangements for implementation of the policy be
delegated to the Corporate Director Care Health &
Wellbeing.

 
Eligible for call-in:
Yes

 

Deadline for submission of call-in: 6pm on Monday
12 February 24