Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you kindly provide your fee rates you pay for older people’s care home placements (not working-age adults) for the most recent three years (2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26).
I’d be grateful if you can provide the various fees for the following:
• Residential (older people)
• Residential dementia (older people)
• Nursing (older people)
• Nursing dementia (older people)
Dataset Request:
Please could you kindly supply one row per year, per category, per band (if used) with the following columns:
• Financial_year: budget year (e.g., “2025/26”)
• Effective_from_date: start date of the rate (YYYY-MM-DD)
• Care_category: Residential (older people); Residential dementia (older people); Nursing (older people); Nursing dementia (older people)
• Weekly_rate_gbp: usual weekly rate in £ (before add-ons)
• Fnc_included: for nursing categories: is NHS Funded Nursing Care included? (Yes/No/Not applicable)
• Band_or_grade: if tiers used (e.g., Standard/Enhanced/Complex needs)
• Band_trigger_description: brief criteria for that band/grade (e.g., High-dependency needs per LA policy)
• Quality_or_asset_addon: named uplift (e.g., CQC Outstanding, ensuite, wetroom)
• Addon_type: “percent” or “pounds”
• Addon_value: numeric value (e.g., 5 = +5% or 25 = +£25)