Staffordshire County Council (the Council)
supports nearly 3,000 people to manage their assessed eligible
social care needs in a care home. The Council commissions these
placements through a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to make
individual placements. The Council intended to redesign and
introduce a new arrangement with the marketplace by April 2023. The
Council is currently undergoing engagement with and analysis of the
care home market to meet the Government’s conditions of the
Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund. The conditions
include establishing a Staffordshire Fair cost of care rate for
older people’s care and to develop a Market Sustainability
Plan. To allow for the outcome of the Fair Cost of Care exercise to
support the redesign of the Council’s contracting
arrangements it is recommended to further extend the current DPS to
April 2024.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Divisions affected: (All Divisions);
Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt - View reasons
Decision due: 21 Sep 2022 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Health and Care
Lead director: Director for Health and Care
Department: Health and Care
Contact: Helen Trousdale Email: helen.trousdale@staffordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01785 277008.
Consultees
NA
Public or Private Decision: Private
Service Area: Care Commissioning