Transforming Together iese Care Funding Calculator Online
CFC Online iese CFC: Online and even more accessible Fair negotiation builds relationships and can enhance how services are delivered. The Calculator helps commission high quality care services that offer value for money. The more councils and providers that use it, the more trust and respect is built and the greater the choice is for families. iese s Care Funding Calculator Online is the first of its kind in the UK CFC Online builds upon its successful original format and introduces new functionality allowing organisations to create, share and store CFCs in one secure and easily accessible environment. Since its launch in 2008, the CFC has saved the public sector over 63million and has helped to improve dialogue and understanding between councils and providers. Building on this success, the CFC Online, will provide a more accessible user experience in addition to brand new functionality. Used for both residential care and supported living, CFC Online allows you to assess the level of care and support an individual needs whilst ensuring the price paid is fair and based on current market knowledge. It assists the cost negotiation process by providing a neutral starting point, which is shared by both the council and provider. CFC Online is accessed through a secure website there is no software to download or complicated ICT integration required. CFC Online offers your organisation the following features: CFC document management and personalised account Simpler, clearer needs assessment Innovative copying and sharing of CFCs Expression of interest functionality Cllr Paul Bettison, Leader Bracknell Forest and Chairman iese 2
Accounts Needs Document management & personalised account Simpler, clearer needs assessment All your relevant information is stored in one secure area; the website files your CFCs online and stores them under your organisation account. This offers you a new document management approach for traceability CFCs can be searched by a certain stage (e.g. negotiation) or you can look through the whole library relating to your organisation CFC Online gives an overview of all your residential and supported livings placements, as well as access to your own dashboard allowing you to monitor negotiations across your organisation and individually. CFC Online links the needs assessment with outcomes so both the council and provider can clearly see the impact of additional support and monitor successful outcomes for individuals. The needs assessment section is easily built up, based upon the individual requirements of service users each CFC can be exported as a PDF or a spreadsheet, helping to provide an accurate record of an individual s care requirements. Care Funding Calculator Register Welcome to the iese CFC registration form. Please select what kind of user you are from the types below. Quick link to our websites Contact Cookie policy Privacy policy Search Go follow us on Whether you use the CFC as a whole team or on as an individual, CFC Online will allow you to manage and share your information within your existing processes you are in control of the CFC users within your organisation, making the system work for you. I am from a Local Authority, other public body, care home or other provider and my organisation has not yet registered to use the Care Funding Calculator I am a user from an organisation that already exists on the Care Funding Calculator, and I wish to request access from the person who manages my organisation iese 2014 Terms and Conditions Privacy Feedback 3 4
Sharing EOI Innovative copying & sharing functionality Expression of Interest Functionality Innovative functionality enables all organisations to check-in and check-out CFCs in a completely secure process, providing a much quicker process a clear audit trail of any changes made during negotiation. Commissioning for residential care continues to change and CFC Online is designed to work alongside these changing practices. CFC Online enables a council to copy a CFC case and then select different scenarios, such as location and home-capacity to see what the cost impacts are. The council can then share the CFC with providers as a means of them expressing an interest in the provision of care for that placement. Council users are automatically notified via email when a CFC is checked back in providing an audit trail for the commissioning process and all CFCs are stored in the organisation s account, providing evidence for placement decisions. This makes the process much more simple for providers who are expressing an interest and helps introduce a further element of transparency and consistency into the commissioning process. The virtual check in/ check out facility allows for more accurate audit trails and increases accountability. Once a CFC is created, councils and providers can chose to share that with another organisation check it out. The sharing organisation can then make changes to the CFC and once completed, securely check it back in. Additionally, the original CFC you created will also remain so you can monitor and changes and continue to use the original if you wish. Once you ve shared or copied a CFC, your organisation account dashboard will show the status of each one, improving monitoring and progress of the placement process. 5 6
iese & The CFC Subscription iese & The CFC Online Subscription Packages iese and the CFC have played an important role in the social care market by injecting a level of cost transparency not previously seen. This has enabled councils to validate their spending and seek efficiencies where appropriate, whilst providers have been able to clearly demonstrate their cost models and have an evidence-based dialogue with their local government customers. iese is owned, led and governed by councils and as a not-for-profit organisation, we are constantly researching new solutions and working with partners to help public bodies across the UK deliver improved services at lower cost. The CFC is an example of where an evidence-based dialogue between councils and providers can only help to improve understanding between parties so that a common goal can be achieved a fair price for fair care. iese is uniquely placed to work across all sectors and we strive to facilitate the discussion between both the private and public sector so that learning can be shared and new ideas across local government can continue to emerge. There are a range of subscription packages available to you all of these entitle the organisation to 10 logins to CFC Online. Additional logins can be purchased to bolt onto your subscription. CFC Online 1 year subscription 1,200 CFC Online 2 year subscription 2,200 CFC Online 3 year subscription 3,600 How to get access Access to CFC Online is simple! Simply register at https://cfc.iese.org.uk/register to submit your request for an account. Once we receive your registration, a CFC Online Subscription form will be emailed to you for completion. There are a number of subscription packages that you can choose to best suit your requirements and additional training services, including introductory training courses, are also available through iese. For further information please email socialcare@iese.org.uk Bolt on logins In addition to the 10 logins for a standard subscription, your organisation can purchase additional logins at a fixed rate of 220 per 10 additional users. Additional users are live for the period of the main subscription. Bolt on Training iese can tailor the support to your organisation s needs in terms of scope and location and associated costs for this will be determined on an individual basis. Some examples of specific training are: Support with further training requirements for the CFC - such as Brokerage and Negotiation Support with implementing and embedding the CFC To discuss any element of the subscription or training options, please contact socialcare@iese.org.uk 7 8
Waste Management Services Framework aims to save councils 85m Construction framework has made 92m of savings In Figures 250m iese has generated over 250 million worth of efficiency savings over the last 5 years Care Funding Calculator has saved authorities 63m T. 08434 878025 E. enquiries@iese.org.uk www.iese.org.uk