Stage 1
Costing
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Detailed costing of the rota for a given provision.
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Taking account of training hours and hourly rate for each staff level within the rota.
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​Benefit
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A report detailing total cost of the rota at varying level of occupancy.
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Highlight the sensitivity of the rota to variables such as sickness, agency and bank staff.
STAGE 2
PRICING
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Based on stage 1 work, we advise a generic pricing structure for the provision.
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This will be based on:
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Rota costing
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sickness level
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Agency spend
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Admin & auxiliary costs
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Benefit (Stage 1 plus)
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Generic pricing model.
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Generic Care Funding Calculator (CFC).
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Net Margin report for each varying level of occupancy.
STAGE 3
Resident MatriX
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Resident's pricing compared to current fees paid by funders.
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gap analysis between fee paid and optimum pricing for a given resident.
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Determination whether residents are rightly, under or over priced.
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The matrix informs which strategy to focus the home's effort in pursuing fee negotiation.
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Benefit (Stage 2 plus)
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Detailed pricing per resident.
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Resident Matrix comparator.
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Proposed strategy for funding gap
STAGE 4
Continuing Support
Benefit (Stage 3 plus)
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Support with fee negotiation with local authority, CCG or fee payers.
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Recommendation on annual fee increase.
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Attendance at board meetings with contribution to relevant papers.
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Reporting on factors influencing performance such as:
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Sickness & Agency Cover.
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​Increase in National Living Wage and inflation
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Efficiency of operations.
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Consulting
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Individualised Care Funding Calculator (CFC) per resident.
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Financial modelling and analysis.
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System implementation (cloud based).
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Fee collection automation for contribution to care (mobility contribution, parent contribution)
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Automation of accounts payable (from purchase orders to invoice payment).