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
Residential Care £813 per week
b) nursing care?
Nursing Care £987 per week.
Note: average weekly nursing care fees should be stated net of NHS FNC payable by CCGs (or the equivalent in devolved administrations) and gross of user charges.
2. How many older (65+) residents are you currently* supporting in independent sector care homes for**:
a) residential care
Residential Care 1,775
b) nursing care?
Nursing Care 604.
3. How many older (65+) residents are you currently* supporting in local authority operated residential care homes**?
28.
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?
This information is not currently available, therefore Devon County Council does not hold this information.
* Latest available figure
** Include full cost payers, if any.