The Director of Adults and Health will be asked to approve a variation to the Community Home Care Contract to enable a payment to be made to providers to cover a period of up to 2 weeks whilst a service user who is receiving a home care service is in hospital. Currently, no payment is made to a provider once a service user is admitted to hospital which can cause difficulties in providers retaining staff and care packages being resumed once the service user is ready to be discharged. The payment will be made at the contracted rate per hour for the number of hours of care normally provided to that service user and for a period of up to 2 weeks. Payment will be made subject to providers ensuring staff receive their normal wage payment they would have received if the service user they are providing the service for had not gone into hospital. There will also be an expectation that a provider resumes the service immediately the service user is due to be discharged from hospital within the 2 week period.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Decision status:
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 25/10/2018
Decision due: 28 Nov 2018 by Director of Adults and Health
Lead director: Director of Adults and Health
Department: Adult and Health
Contact: Mark Phillott, Commissioning Manager 0113 3783923 Email: mark.phillott@leeds.gov.uk.
Consultation process
The Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adults will be consulted.
Consultees
Councillor Charlwood, Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adults