Fair cost of care and market sustainability
As part of the government’s adult social care reform agenda, local authorities must complete a fair cost of care exercise. This is to arrive at a shared understanding with providers to identify the 'fair cost of care'.
In addition, local authorities are required to publish a Market Sustainability Plan. This details how they plan to move towards a fair cost of care (where this is not already being paid) over the next 3 years.
The outcomes from this exercise for Kensington and Chelsea are set out in the documents below.
The Department for Health and Social Care has said it recognises the challenges associated with carrying out a cost of care exercise. It has taken on board feedback that some data samples do not reflect the actual local cost of care.
The outcome of the ‘cost of care’ exercise is not intended to replace how local authorities, including RBKC, set fees through their commissioning processes. It also does not replace how they negotiate individual contracts with suppliers or other agencies.