Average total actual weekly fees paid to non local authority nursing home providers.

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Dear Dorset County Council,

I should be grateful if you would kindly let me know the average actual weekly fees (including the resident's contribution and any third party 'top up') paid by DCC for an older person in a care home with nursing, not owned by a local authority, over the last 12 months.

Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

Nicola Vines

Dorset County Council

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Dorset County Council

Dear Ms Vines
I am writing further to your email below.

As at 31/03/13 we had 286 OP clients in Nursing Care and the average cost
of these placements was £523.27 gross per week.  Please note that this
figure includes client contributions, but does not include third party top
ups (third party top ups are no longer recorded in the system).

The total amount spent on OP NH for 2012/13 was £8,193,170.
If you are not completely satisfied with my response, please contact me
again, or write to the complaints officer at: Dorset County Council,
County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XJ.  Or you can follow
the complaints procedure that can be found on our website
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not resolved to your satisfaction, you have the right to apply to the
Information Commissioner for a decision.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Team
Dorset County Council

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