FOI Request - Elderly Care Fees

Request 101002504585

1. Does the Local Authority operate a usual cost of care for older person’s social services? By usual cost of care, we mean set weekly fee rates that the Local Authority pays to care providers for older people’s residential, residential EMI, nursing, and nursing EMI care.

2. If the answer to question 1 is ‘yes’, does the Local Authority have a banding system for fee rates? By ‘banding system’ we mean different levels of fees according to a council’s own criteria i.e. quality grades.

3. If the answer to question 2 is ‘no’, please provide the Local Authority’s own set weekly fee rates for 2020/21 for:
a.  Older person’s residential
b. Older person’s residential EMI
c. Older person’s nursing
d. Older person’s nursing EMI

4. If the answer to question 2 is ‘yes’, please provide the Local Authority’s own weekly set fees associated with each band/grade for 2020/21 for:
a.  Older person’s residential
b. Older person’s residential EMI
c. Older person’s nursing
d. Older person’s nursing EMI
5. Please provide the highest, lowest, average (mean) and median actual weekly fees paid to older person’s care providers in 2020/21
a.  Older person’s residential
b. Older person’s residential EMI
c. Older person’s nursing
d. Older person’s nursing EMI

Response 01-08-2020

1. Yes, Scotland has a National Care Home Contract. Rates are negotiated and agreed by COSLA and Scottish Care.

2. No

3.a. Yes
b. No
c. Yes
d. No

4.a.  Standard £635.79 Enhanced £638.29
c. Standard £740 Enhanced £743.00

5. EMI Residential Lowest £180 FPC Highest £2023.95 Average £422.45 Actual £79,938 (This is BR minus client cont) Nursing Lowest £261 FPC Highest £2023.95 Average £638.65 Actual £134,489.75 (This is BR minus client cont)