Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Adult Social Care services in Nottinghamshire are working at pace to tackle a major set of government reforms, including implementation of the cap on care costs.
Like all other local authorities with responsibility for social care, Nottinghamshire County Council must implement eight changes to the way it provides Adult Social Care over the next couple of years. A paper detailing these reforms, and the anticipated impact on budgets and staff resource, will be presented at the County Council’s Cabinet next week (14 July).
The government reforms include:
Analysis* has been carried out to plan for the financial impact of these reforms on local authorities. It is estimated that the potential costs for the East Midlands between 2022 – 2032 will be:
It is also anticipated that a further 221 social care workers and 45 financial assessors will be needed across the East Midlands area.
Councillor Matt Barney, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, said: “These reforms present a significant challenge to local authorities across the country. We have a difficult road ahead, not just financially, but also because we need to recruit more adult social care staff at a time of national shortages.
“We want to continue to support people to live independent and healthy lives in Nottinghamshire. So we are prioritising Adult Social Care reform and working with other local authorities to reduce duplication and costs. We have also expressed our concerns to the government and will continue to lobby ministers for funding and support to deliver these reforms.”
The Cabinet paper sets out how the County Council is approaching the reforms both regionally and nationally, including:
For more details, read the full Cabinet report.