From: FOI <FOI@cambridgeshire.gov.uk>

Sent: 11 March 2021 12:07

To: Louis Holmes

Subject: FOI 1537544 Final Response

Dear Louis Holmes

Re: Freedom of Information Request ref: FOI_1537544

We have considered your request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. Please find our response below.

Request

Please see below for FOI questions in relation to nursing and care homes for people over 65.

1. What is your LA’s 2020/21 Nursing Fee Base Rate be? (excluding FNC)

2. What is your LA’s 2020/21 Nursing Dementia Fee Base Rate? (excluding FNC)

3. What is your LA’s 2020/21 Residential Fee Base Rate?

4. What is your LA’s 2020/21 Residential Dementia Fee Base Rate?

5. Were your LA’s 2020/21 fee rates based upon an assumed occupancy level? If so, what rate?

Response

1. What is your LA’s 2020/21 Nursing Fee Base Rate be? (excluding FNC)

2. What is your LA’s 2020/21 Nursing Dementia Fee Base Rate? (excluding FNC)

3. What is your LA’s 2020/21 Residential Fee Base Rate?

4. What is your LA’s 2020/21 Residential Dementia Fee Base Rate?

5. Were your LA’s 2020/21 fee rates based upon an assumed occupancy level? If so, what rate?

Response to Q1-5

All placements in Cambridgeshire are made within one of the following categories of care:

Residential

Residential Dementia

Nursing

Nursing Dementia

We do not have an ‘expected cost’ or standard rate, as costs are negotiated at the time of placement on a case-by-case basis, dependent on the client’s assessed care needs.

The exception is our ‘Block Beds’, which were tendered with the following price ceilings:

	Bed Type	Price Ceiling
City and South Cambridgeshire	Residential	£662
	Residential Dementia	£683
	Nursing	£800
	Nursing Dementia	£830
East Cambridgeshire	Residential	£628
	Residential Dementia	£655
	Nursing	£790
	Nursing Dementia	£820
Huntingdon	Residential	£620
	Residential Dementia	£640
	Nursing	£700
	Nursing Dementia	£724
Fenland	Residential	£585
	Residential Dementia	£600
	Nursing	£700
	Nursing Dementia	£720

These costs are exclusive of FNC, where applicable.

Please note that these are ceilings, and are not indicative of final negotiated costs.

These fees are not based on an assumed occupancy level.

I hope this information is helpful but if you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review, you should write to Information Management, at either foi@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or by post at Box No. OCT1224, Shire Hall, Cambridge CB3 0AP within 40 days of the date of this e-mail.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, or via their website: https://ico.org.uk/.

Generally, the ICO will not undertake a review or make a decision on a request until the internal review process has been completed.

Kind Regards

Sharon Hart

Information Management Analyst

Information Governance Team

Tel: Direct 01223 743704

        Team 01223 699137

Box No. OCT1224, Cambridgeshire County Council, Shire Hall, Cambridge, CB3 0AP

Working days Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

From: FOI
Sent: 23 February 2021 15:40
To: 'Louis Holmes' <LHolmes@careengland.org.uk>
Subject: FOI 1537544 Acknowledgement

Dear Louis Holmes

Re: Freedom of Information Request – Ref 1537544.

Thank you for your request. We have noted that your request relates to the following service area: Adults & Safeguarding.

At the present time, this service area is under great pressure due to the impact of coronavirus and is working hard to care for and support our communities. We have logged your request and will assess whether we are able to respond at this time or advise when it is likely that you will receive the information. We may be able to respond in part to your request and provide further information at a later date. We cannot give a timeframe for the completion of this request.

We hope that you will understand the pressure on Council resources at present but if you have any concerns then please contact us.

Yours sincerely

Steve Thompson

Information Management Analyst

Information Governance Team

Cambridgeshire County Council

OCT 1224, Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Cambridge CB3 0AP

T: 01223 699137

From: Louis Holmes <LHolmes@careengland.org.uk>
Sent: 23 February 2021 12:48
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Care England

Dear FOI department,

This email is sent on behalf of Rhodri Williams, Senior Policy Adviser at Care England.

Please see attached for Care England's Freedom of Information request regarding LA fees for 2020/21.

Kind regards,

Louis Holmes

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