How we're supporting care providers

Understanding the costs of care

Please see our response to the Department of Health and Social Care Market Sustainability, Fair Cost of Care Fund and Charging Policy Reform, 2022 to work with our care providers, in Lewisham, to better understand their costs for providing care:

• Cost of Care Report – Lewisham Council Home Care (18+)

• Annex B: Cost of Care Report – Lewisham Older People’s Care Homes (65+)

• Annex C: Market Sustainability Plan for Lewisham

Our response to the Minister of State for Care's request for information on the support we're offering to care homes in the borough

On 14 May, Minister of State for Care Helen Whately MP wrote to all local authorities to ask them to review the support they have in place for care homes and to complete a template and covering letter by 29 May 2020.   

Our response highlights how we have continued to work closely with Care Home Providers and members of Lewisham Health and Care Partners to put in place a responsive support offer to care homes which includes training, tailored guidance and support, access to emergency personal protection equipment (PPE), clinical support and financial support.

Read our response from Kim Wright, our Chief Executive.

You can find the following appendices below.

• Appendix 1: London Region Appendix – a summary of the work across London and issues for the future are captured in the attached
• Appendix 2: The support we've provided to care homes during COVID-19 – our response to support care homes in partnership with Lewisham Health and Care Partners
• Appendix 3: Support for care homes template response submitted on 29/05/2020
• Appendix 4: The Department for Health and Social Care have also asked that Local authorities complete the template below to show the funding which has been spent on support to care homes to date.

Appendix 4: Funding spent on support for care homes to date

Support to providers that Lewisham has contracts with

*Total spent means funding or support has already reached providers.

** Interpretation of “with contracts” to include “spot purchase” contracts for individual packages of care and/or placements.

Support to providers that Lewisham does not have contracts with

*Total spent means funding or support has already reached providers.