Issue - decisions

The Executive Director, Communities agreed that:-

(a)  The Council recognises the financial pressures faced by care home providers as a result of the introduction of the National Living wage;

(b)  The fees in 2016/17 rise by 4.32% for residential care homes and by 4.80% for nursing homes; and

(c)  A joint working group is set up with the NHS/Clinical Commissioning Group and providers to establish what improvements can be made to current procedures.