The Director of Adults and Health approved to distribute the Council’s allocation from the Infection Control Fund to Care Homes in Leeds in accordance with the grant determination letter issued by the Secretary of State on 26th May 2020. In accordance with the Grant Determination requirements the decision is to allocate 75% (£5.3m) of the fund directly to Care Homes in 2 payments – one immediately and one in July 2020 – based on the current number of CQC beds registered within each home.
The Director of Adults and Health noted the allocation equates to a total payment from the fund of an estimated £963 per registered bed.
The Director of Adults and Heath noted the payments are to be made on a stringent set of conditions to which care homes must comply, including sign up to and regular and consistent updating of the ‘National Capacity Tracker’, agreement on the deployment of staff to minimise any detrimental impact on infection control, spend the allocation only on infection control, provide evidence of such expenditure and return any funds not spent on that purpose.
The Director of Adults and Health noted the remaining 25% balance of the fund (£1.8m) can be distributed to care homes and domiciliary care providers, including to support wider workforce resilience in relation to Covid-19 in relation to infection control. The plans for the remaining 25% balance are not the subject of this report.