{"id":15881,"date":"2025-10-15T12:47:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/?page_id=15881"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:41:11","slug":"decision-new-adult-social-care-asc-care-home-contract-all-ages-and-older-persons-care-home-fee-model-effective-from-10th-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/decision-new-adult-social-care-asc-care-home-contract-all-ages-and-older-persons-care-home-fee-model-effective-from-10th-november-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Decision \u2013 New Adult Social Care (ASC) care home contract (all ages) and older persons care home fee model &#8211; Effective from 10th November 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Having carefully given due regard to the relevant Equality Impact Assessment and all feedback received, Devon County Council has made the decision <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to implement the new <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">all ages Adult Social Care (ASC) care home contract<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">older persons care homes fee model<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, from <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">10<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"none\">November 2025<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Please see below for the decision letter and other supporting documents<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0applicable to all care homes:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-scroll\"><table style=\"width: 728px;height: 224px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<th style=\"height: 10px;width: 241px\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Document\u00a0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"height: 10px;width: 224px\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Access Link<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 144px\">\n<td style=\"width: 241px;height: 10px\">Decision Letter<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224px;height: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/AdultSocialCare\/EUtl1CYuhItLtLcfM86pyhgBWs7bAsACY1D2FgvNkezjEg?e=MIc3Sg\" rel=\"noopener\">Decision Letter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 144px\">\n<td style=\"width: 241px;height: 10px\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14237971 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14237971 BCX8\">Provider Engagement Report 2024 \u2013 2025 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14237971 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14237971 BCX8\">(DCHC feedback included as an Appendix)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW14237971 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224px;height: 10px\" data-celllook=\"4369\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW32725948 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/AdultSocialCare\/EQWk_IuscixBmcEl4OZymA8BF5Q-QhFoSEeKt04rDhzlBg?e=d3YOfK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW32725948 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32725948 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Provider Engagement Report 2024-2025<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW32725948 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 110px\">\n<td style=\"width: 241px;height: 51px\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW671789 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW671789 BCX8\">\u2018You Said, We Did\u2019 \u2013 Summary of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW671789 BCX8\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW671789 BCX8\">changes made to the Terms &amp; Conditions<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW671789 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224px;height: 51px\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/AdultSocialCare\/EaryFDI3IitCuNf3nkUhpYQBhgjyCSYD_dprvIL9qZc2gg?e=sR87Cy\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">\u2018You Said, We Did\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 94px\">\n<td style=\"width: 241px;height: 38px\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW202620919 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202620919 BCX8\">F<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202620919 BCX8\">requently <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202620919 BCX8\">A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202620919 BCX8\">sked <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202620919 BCX8\">Q<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202620919 BCX8\">uestion<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202620919 BCX8\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202620919 BCX8\"> (FAQs)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW202620919 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224px;height: 38px\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW46685919 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/AdultSocialCare\/EdrEjt2PgzVNpxPigd8SBjoB0XlDkdccJoeYePUSQncDbA?e=Be4z2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW46685919 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46685919 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">FAQs<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px\">\n<td style=\"width: 241px;height: 10px\" data-celllook=\"69905\">Equalities Impact Assessment<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224px;height: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/impact\/older-persons-care-home-fee-model-care-home-contract\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">EQIA<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 17px\">\n<td style=\"width: 241px;height: 17px\" data-celllook=\"69905\">Record of Delegated Decision<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224px;height: 17px\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2367\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">RoDD<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you have trouble accessing the documents, please try opening them in your web browser.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">What you need to know<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New ASC all age care home contract<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This applies to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all care home providers<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Wingdings&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0d8&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To continue receiving referrals for new Council-funded placements<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">(including hospital discharges), providers must sign and return the new contract.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:851,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:425}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Wingdings&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0d8&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An email from the council\u2019s procurement team will follow the publishing of the decision.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:851,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:425}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Wingdings&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0d8&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">If your organisation has not received an email with the new contract by Friday 17<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> October 2025, please email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:procurementpeople-mailbox@devon.gov.uk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">procurementpeople-mailbox@devon.gov.uk<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:851,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:425}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Older persons care home fee model<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The older persons care home fee model consists of the 3 core elements:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"Arial,Calibri\" data-listid=\"12\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial,Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%2.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Service descriptors to define care needs and determine weekly rates.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"Arial,Calibri\" data-listid=\"12\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial,Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%2.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">New weekly fee rates applicable from 10th November 2025 for all new placements and at the point of review for existing placements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"Arial,Calibri\" data-listid=\"12\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial,Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%2.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bespoke pricing mechanism for individuals with needs outside standard descriptors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A trial of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">key performance indicators<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (KPIs) will begin in January 2026, with full implementation from April 2027, and these will apply to all care home placements and providers. We will provide further details in December 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>Upcoming Support Sessions<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over the next month the council will host a number of online sessions to support providers with the rollout and to answer any questions. These sessions will be published in the weekly PEN newsletter, along with an initial email setting out the programme of events.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Should you require any clarification to the above information, please get in touch with us at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>Access to engagement materials (Feb\/March 2025 &amp; Aug\/Sept 2025)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you would like to re-review the engagement material distributed in July\/August 2025,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/older-persons-65-care-homes-fee-model-and-2025-fees-uplift\/asc-care-home-contract-older-persons-fee-model-august-engagement-2025\/\">please click the link here to access it.<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you would like to re-review the engagement material distributed in February 2025,<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/resources\/older-persons-65-care-homes-fee-model-and-2025-fees-uplift\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">please click the link here to to access it.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having carefully given due regard to the relevant Equality Impact Assessment and all feedback received, Devon County Council has made the decision to implement the new all ages Adult Social Care (ASC) care home contract and older persons care homes fee model, from 10th November 2025.\u00a0 Please see below for the decision letter and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/decision-new-adult-social-care-asc-care-home-contract-all-ages-and-older-persons-care-home-fee-model-effective-from-10th-november-2025\/\" aria-label=\"Continue reading Decision \u2013 New Adult Social Care (ASC) care home contract (all ages) and older persons care home fee model &#8211; Effective from 10th November 2025\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2445,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15881","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-24 23:47:24","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2445"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15881"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15907,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15881\/revisions\/15907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}