Valuing Care were assigned the following tasks:  

• • Understanding the current cost structure through surveying the market
  • Managing the data collection process 
  • Checking provider templates for accuracy and consistency
  • Identification of fair cost of care rates from the survey results
  • Creation of Valuing Care model benchmark rates to match the geographical area
  • Final reporting and data loading

All of the data collected used the LGA toolkit so that a common approach could be taken regionally on reporting and data recording.

Read more on how Valuing Care are supporting Middlesbrough Council here.