Councils report 3% fee uplifts in 2008/09, but real increases may be lower

Councils report 3% fee uplifts in 2008/09, but real increases may be lower because of ‘quality banding fee drift’. Councils across the UK have given care homes for older people an average 3.0% uplift this year, according to the CCMN Annual survey of UK local authority baseline fee rates 2008/09. The average uplift is at…