Service Reviews â Outline Business Case - Somerset County Council
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(Cabinet – 2 May 2012)<br />
personalisation agenda<br />
Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 the following<br />
types of service that are provided by the LDPS are<br />
regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC):<br />
• The provision of personal care for people who are<br />
unable to provide it for themselves, because of old age,<br />
illness or disability, in the place where they are living,<br />
for example, by a domiciliary care agency 5 . This<br />
includes domiciliary care provided as part of the<br />
“Supported Living” model of provision<br />
• Adult placement schemes 6 .<br />
• Accommodation for people who require nursing or<br />
personal care 7 . This includes residential care and<br />
residential short breaks<br />
2012/13 LD Employers<br />
Superannuation contribution<br />
Fees and charges<br />
This means that all services, other than day and work<br />
preparation, are subject to statutory regulation<br />
£4,656,600<br />
Adult Social Care fees and charges may apply to services<br />
provided by the LDPS depending on individual<br />
circumstances. As part of the Medium Term Financial<br />
Plan (MTFP), fees and charges are updated annually and<br />
adjusted to take account of cost of living and annual<br />
benefit increases, market factors, legislation, national<br />
guidance, demand and local policy requirements. Adult<br />
Social Care fees and charges for 2012/13 were set by<br />
SCC’s Cabinet on 1 st February 2012 8 .<br />
In terms of SCC statutory duties the following applies in terms of funding services<br />
to meet FACS eligible needs, irrespective of the type of provider:<br />
• Must do: Funding of Adult Social Care services to meet eligible needs under<br />
Fair Access to Care <strong>Service</strong>s. The types of service that meet these needs<br />
include residential care, nursing care, supported living, shared lives (adult<br />
“fostering”), respite services (including daytime respite) emergency assessment<br />
service for people experiencing a crisis and support to carers. There is currently<br />
no single modern statute which outlines the statutory framework for Adult Social<br />
Care services 9 ; however it is clear that the <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s responsibility for<br />
funding these and similar types of service are underpinned by legislation. See<br />
Appendix B for an overview of the legislative framework.<br />
5 Care Quality Commission, The scope of registration, Care Quality Commission, December 2011, p17<br />
6 Care Quality Commission, The scope of registration, Care Quality Commission, December 2011, p18<br />
7 Care Quality Commission, The scope of registration, Care Quality Commission, December 2011, p20<br />
8 Item 9, Community Directorate Fees and Charges 2012-13, Appendix A<br />
9 The Law Commission , Adult Social Care, 10 May 2011, LAW COM No 326<br />
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