Analysis in this report shows that care home fees paid by
councils have fallen by 3.9% in real terms over the last two years,
hitting providers at the same time that care homes have been facing
large increases in their main costs.
This means that these fees no longer cover the costs of meeting
basic standards of care set by the official regulator in
England.
The report looks at the level of local authority fee increases
needed to reverse this trend, stablilise funding, and ensure that
older people get the high quality care they deserve.
Ensuring local authority fee levels reflect the real costs of caring for vulnerable older people
