Dorset Joint Commissioning Group
In response to a request for a large increase in fees from a national provider organisation, Dorset Joint Commissioning Group worked in partnership with Valuing Care to undertake a cost review of all the specialist care home services delivered by the provider. The objective was to assess the reasonableness of the current fees, thereby informing a decision on the requested fee uplift.
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Valuing Care benchmarked the reported cost of the provider’s services against its cost model and national intelligence of care home costs. The review concluded current fees were in excess of a fair price.
Key Benefits:
- Established processes for engaging service providers and reviewing the reported cost of delivering services.
- Service audits to obtain first hand evidence of the level of service being provided and to ensure commissioners are getting what they are paying for.
- Achievement of savings from service providers that want to partner the Council and offer competitively priced services.