Care Home Commissioning 2016 and Beyond Bev Jocelyn – Commissioning Manager

Care Home Facts  258 CQC registered care homes in Staffs, 7,841 beds  Council contracts with 571 care homes  365 residential and 206 nursing  59% of contracted care homes are outside Staffs  Total annual gross spend £95M  Supporting 3,068 people in long term care

 Care Act 2014; Annexe A Choice of Accommodation  Public Contract Regulations 2015  Promotion of personalisation and Direct Payments  Align contracting approaches with NHS partners  Embed quality outcomes  Shape and development the market Drivers for Change

 Current contracting process in place for 22 years  Tendering booklet establishes price, bed, care category  Preliminary Agreement, Individual Admission Agreement  Care sourced by social care staff  Financial assessment determines residents contribution  Third party top up  Council pays net care price  Current contracts expire April 2016 Current Practice

 Legislatively compliant  Balancing the budget  Market stability  Quality of care  Safeguarding, Deprivation of Liberties  National Living Wage  Winter Resilience  Cultural change Challenges

What’s the Plan  Increased market engagement  Innovation and good practice – learn from others!  Joint commissioning opportunities  Explore all available purchasing options  Pricing Strategy  Establish a route to market  New contract by October 2016

Proposed Approach  Clear transparent process  Revised service specification, contract terms & conditions  A pricing mechanism that accords to the Care Act  Electronic tendering process  Strengthen brokerage

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