9 RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING FEES 2021-22 PDF 351 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng / Cllr. Dafydd Meurig
Additional documents:
Decision:
The
following residential and nursing fees for 2021/22 were approved for agreement
with independent providers.
Category |
Fee |
Residential |
£586.32 |
Dementia residential – high dependency |
£650.79 |
Nursing |
£683.90 |
Dementia nursing – high dependency |
£722.33 |
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr Dafydd Meurig
DECISION
The following
residential and nursing fees for 2021/22 were approved for agreement with
independent providers.
Category |
Fee |
Residential |
£586.32 |
Dementia
residential – high dependency |
£650.79 |
Nursing |
£683.90 |
Dementia nursing –
high dependency |
£722.33 |
DISCUSSION
The report was
submitted noting that it was a bid to increase the fees. Attention was drawn to
the preferred option.
The Business Manager
from the Adults Department added that, prior to the pandemic, attention needed
to be given to the fees because many providers refused the fees and charged
their own fees. The need to review the fees was acknowledged, and it was added
that a piece of work had been commissioned to look at the matter further.
It was stated that,
as a result of the pandemic, this work had been put to one side and was
therefore not mature enough to be used to look at the fees for 2021/22. As a
result, it was noted that a regional standard tool had been used to set the
fees for 2021/22. The need to adapt this tool was noted, and that a regional
discussion was being held with providers.
The options were
highlighted, stressing that the preferred option, Option A, responded to some
matters that were being highlighted together with some costs. However, it was
added that it gave an opportunity for the Council to continue with the
discussions to pay higher costs in the future as well as re-start the work
which had been commissioned.
The Head of Finance
Department noted that he was disappointed not to have been a part of the bids
procedure and that it was a separate decision. He added that regional aspects
were holding them back rather than working simply and clearly. It was noted
that the preferred option was affordable within the budget.
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