Following consultation with the Joint Commissioning Board authority is sought to implement the proposals in this paper including:
(i) The increase in the current published rate levels of care homes costs from April 2020 based on the likely impacts of the National Minimum Wage increases and the current inflation rate. The recommended increases are Residential care – 5% increase; Nursing homes – 6% increase;
(ii) The strategy for responding to uplift requests from homes providing care at costs above the published rate levels; and
(iii) The further reviews of the published rates to stratify these based on complexity of care.