Decision details
Decision Maker: Housing & Planning Portfolio Holder
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The purpose of this report is to request the
approval of the funding to implement a restructure of the Tendring
Careline service (incorporating CCTV and Out-of-hours) and to
request an increase to the monthly fees paid by current Service
Users.
Decision:
To approve fees and charges for current and new Careline private pay service users.
Reasons for the decision:
New private pay service users – There is a new telecare programme funded by Essex County Council. If a service user is not eligible for this or chooses not to engage they will not be able to access free telecare equipment and will have to fund this themselves (including monthly sim card costs). Rather than expect a service user to find all of the money upfront, Careline will rent the equipment to the service user in the form of increased monthly fees.
Current private pay service users – Direct costs at Careline have increased over the past two years and fees now need to be increased to cover these costs.
Alternative options considered:
The option was considered that new private pay service users could pay the same fee as current service users however Careline would then have to bear the cost of the equipment that is installed and would become unviable.
The option was also considered to leave fees unchanged for current service users however as direct costs have increased Careline would become unviable.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None
Publication date: 07/07/2021
Date of decision: 06/07/2021
Effective from: 15/07/2021
Accompanying Documents:
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