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"Lets agree to agree": a toolkit for commissioners and providers to agree the cost of residential and nursing care for older people in Wales
- Author:
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY. Institute of Public Care
- Publisher:
- Oxford Brookes University. Institute of Public Care
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 31
- Place of publication:
- London
A toolkit to help commissioners and providers of residential and nursing care for older people to reach agreement on the cost of care and fee levels in their local area. The work has been carried out for the Welsh Government, and aims to provide an approach that will help provide a sustainable cost model for care homes in Wales. The toolkit covers the following key steps for agreeing a price: Step 1: Agree what you need to agree, who needs to agree it, what information do you need and how will you agree; Step 2: Gather the data and intelligence; Step 3: decision making. The toolkit draws on methodologies used in Wales and elsewhere in the UK. It is also based on engagement which took place with health board and local authority commissioners, providers and other stakeholder representatives at a series of events and workshops. (Edited publisher abstract)
Market shaping in adult social care
- Author:
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY. Institute of Public Care
- Publisher:
- Oxford Brookes University. Institute of Public Care
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 18
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
This paper analyses changes in the care home market in England over the past five years, and whether the Care Act 2014 market shaping duty has influenced the market. The analysis shows that the total number of care home beds has reduced across England, but that the number of beds specifically for older people has increased. There has also been a reduction in the number of residential and nursing homes operating in England over the past five years and a trend for care homes to be larger. The analysis found smaller homes that are closing, whilst new larger care homes are often targeted at self-funders. The analysis highlights the fragility of the care home market. It makes suggestions to councils on what they should do to fulfil their market shaping duty and ensure there is a diverse and sustainable care home market. (Edited publisher abstract)