We are looking to obtain an indication of the standard local authority fees your council pays for eligible elderly people in care homes or, if no standard flat rate is paid, an indication of the minimum/maximum/average rates paid for each category of care listed below.
2023/24 financial year rates:
1. Personal care / residential, elderly frail
2. Personal care / residential, elderly dementia
3. Nursing, elderly frail
4. Nursing, elderly dementia
Please could you also state if your quoted nursing fees are inclusive or exclusive of the current NHS-funded nursing care (FNC) contribution.
We can confirm the following:
| 2023/24 financial year rates: | ||||
| 1. Personal care, elderly frail | ||||
| 2. Personal care, elderly dementia | ||||
| We don’t discern between elderly frail and elderly dementia standard rates. We have banded rates for personal care: | ||||
| Personal care band 1 | £24.96 | per hour | ||
| Personal care band 2 | £27.68 | per hour | ||
| 1. Residential, elderly frail | ||||
| Maximum | Minimum | Average | ||
| Residential Care – Older People | £1,770 | £502 | £963 | per week |
| 2. Residential, elderly dementia | ||||
| Maximum | Minimum | Average | ||
| Residential Care – Older People with Mental Health (elderly dementia) | £1,740 | £605 | £994 | per week |
| 3. Nursing, elderly frail | ||||
| These rates are exclusive of FNC. Rates provided from snapshot on 01/07/2023 | ||||
| Maximum | Minimum | Average | ||
| Nursing Care – Older People | £1,684 | £683 | £1,173 | per week |
| 4. Nursing, elderly dementia | ||||
| These rates are exclusive of FNC. Rates provided from snapshot on 01/07/2023 | ||||
| Maximum | Minimum | Average | ||
| Nursing Care – Older People with Mental Health (elderly dementia) | £1,871 | £775 | £1,269 | per week |