THAT:

(a)       Sets the usual price for the spot purchase of publicly funded places in residential care homes and nursing homes for older people as follows:

I.          residential care and residential care with dementia - £452.93 per week

II.         nursing home care - £518.00 per week;*1

(b)       Agrees the implementation plan set out in paragraph 8.21, and

(c)       Requests the Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Group to undertake regular progress reviews on implementation.

*1 providers will also receive a further payment for funded nursing care (currently £112.70 per week from the NHS)