Fees that cover the true cost of care
Know your real cost per bed, per hour or per placement, and go into every fee review with evidence instead of hope.
Does this sound like your business?
- “The council puts our fees up 3%, but my wage bill goes up 10%. I don't know how much longer the numbers work.”
- “I set our private fees by looking at what the home down the road charges.”
- “We're paid for the visit, not the travel between visits, and I can't tell which runs actually make money.”
- “I don't know what a bed actually costs us.”
What changes
You know your cost
Your true cost per occupied bed, delivered hour or placement, including the costs owners often leave out.
Evidence for fee talks
A clear, costed case for the council or NHS, sent before the rates are set.
Ready for April
Next year's pay and cost rises built in during the winter, not discovered in the spring.
What Danny does
Danny works out what your care really costs, then helps you use it.
- A full-year cost build-up, including staff on-costs, agency, management, property and a realistic amount for repairs and refurbishment
- Your cost per occupied bed, delivered hour or placement, and your break-even occupancy or hours
- Next April's increases modelled in the winter before, so you know the fee you need before the offer arrives
- What each funder actually pays compared with your cost, so you can see which placements or contracts lose money
- An evidence pack for council and NHS fee reviews
- A private fee review: what to charge, how much notice your contracts require, and how to explain an increase to residents and families
If you'd like to make a start yourself, the free checklist What does your care really cost? walks you through the first steps.
Every care business is different. Danny will tell you what applies to yours on the call.
See all the ways Danny helps care businesses, or read about Danny.