Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) will submit a report on Plymouth City Council’s proposed fees for residential and nursing care for older people and the Council’s commitment to work collaboratively with care homes to maintain and improve quality within the care home sector by continuing the work of the Quality Assurance & Improvement Team, through the Quality Assurance Framework and training.

Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) submitted a report setting out the Council’s proposed fees for residential and nursing care for older people and the legal framework for payment of care home fees, together with details of the consultation process undertaken in developing a fair price for care and recommendations for future years.

Councillor Tuffin (Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care) introduced the report and asked Cabinet to support the proposals which represented a fair price for care without lowering standards.

Craig McArdle (Head of Co-operative Commissioning) and Joan Bird (Project Manager Joint Commissioning and ASC) were also in attendance for this item.

Councillor Evans drew members’ attention to the private report on the agenda and stated that he did not intend to move the meeting into Part II, taking it as read that they had all considered and noted its content.  He reminded members not to discuss the detail of that paper during this item.

Councillor Evans welcomed culmination of what had been a significant amount of work and offered his congratulations to everyone involved. 

Alternative options considered and the reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed –