As Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health I:
APPROVE the increase to
i. Client contributions for residential care: older people, £467.70
ii. Client contributions for residential care: people with learning disabilities, £637.57
iii. Deferred payment scheme: the initial fee £484.80 and annual fee £65.65
iv. Wellbeing charge: better homes active lives scheme for older people, £15.16
v. Wellbeing charge: better homes active lives scheme for people with learning disabilities, £45.36
vi. Notional charges for day care
a. Learning disability day centre, £38.02
b. Learning disability day centre half day, £19.01
c. Older people day centre, £30.29
d. Older people day centre half day, £15.15
e. Physical disability day centre, £36.16
f. Physical disability day centre half day, £18.08
g. Older people with mental health needs day centre, £35.80
vii. Notional homecare charges
a. Social ½ hour, £7.77
b. Social ¾ hour, £10.36
c. Social 1 hour, £13.44
d. Unsocial ½ hour, £8.81
e. Unsocial ¾ hour, £11.65
f. Unsocial 1 hour, £14.91
viii. Client contributions foe meals changes
a. Meal charge, £3.94
b. Meals and other snacks, £4.94
c. Refreshments flat rate charge of £1
ix. Other local authority charges
a. Assessment hourly rate to increase to £70.27
INTRODUCE
x. Arrangement fee for self-funders, non-residential care
NOTE
xi. The charge for personal expenses allowances
xii. The recommendation to continue the £10 charge for blue badge
xiii. The continuation of the voluntary drivers’ mileage rate
xiv. The rates for consultancy work and key publications
CONFIRM
The charge for other local authorities for use of in-house respite residential beds is to be calculated on the basis of full cost recovery.