Issue - meetings

Report of the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health

The Cabinet considered the report of the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health that sought to enable Cabinet to determine the fees payable for Sefton Adult Social Care Service sectors during the financial year period 2022/23 and for Direct Payment Recipients who buy their services directly from a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered agency and to outline the future strategic direction for services in Sefton, linked to wider national work, linked to national policy issued by the Department of Health and Social Care.

Decision Made:

That

the contents of the report be noted and having given full consideration to the options outlined in the body of the report and the associated Appendices, including the responses to the consultation and the Equality Impact Assessments, the implementation of the following fee increases be authorised, which are higher than those originally consulted upon, having taken into account a range of factors including the response from providers, national context, risks raised in relation to additional costs, regional averages and any other information available at the time of the consultation:

(1)      Residential & Nursing Care

(2)      the fact that for Residential and Nursing care services any existing placements which are costed based on an individual Service User assessment are increased based on the same percentage uplifts detailed in the table above, be noted;

(3)      Domiciliary Care

(4)      Direct Payment recipients who access an Agency - the above Domiciliary Care hourly rate be implemented and rates for night services be increased to the following:

(5)      Direct Payment recipients who utilise a Personal Assistant - the following rates be held apart from an increase to the Sleep-in rate:

(6)      Community Support Services

(7)      Supported Living