Funding • Regulated by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
Fair Cost of Care
Definition: The local authority cost-modelling exercise aimed at establishing sustainable fee rates for domiciliary care and care home services.
Regulatory Impact & Compliance Overview
Designed to bridge the gap between council commissioning fee rates and the actual cost of delivering compliant care (accounting for National Living Wage increases, travel time, training, PPE, and operational overheads).
Governing Authority
Enforced by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in United Kingdom. Compliance with these standards is legally required for all licensed and participating care providers.
Automated Compliance
How AsanWork Enforces Fair Cost of Care
AsanWork builds compliance directly into daily scheduling workflows. Hard compliance stops prevent un-vetted, un-screened, or non-credentialed staff from receiving shift allocations, ensuring 100% audit readiness.
Related United Kingdom Healthcare Terms
Payroll
12.07% Holiday Pay Accrual (Irregular Hours)
The statutory method reintroduced for calculating annual leave entitlement for irregular-hours workers and part-year workers in the UK.
Vetting
AccessNI Check (Northern Ireland)
The criminal history disclosure service for individuals seeking employment in health and social care services in Northern Ireland.
Compliance
CQC Quality Statements (34 Statements)
Quality statements are the commitments that health and social care providers must live up to under the CQC Single Assessment Framework.
Regulation
CQC Regulation 12: Safe Care and Treatment
Regulation 12 mandates that care and treatment must be provided in a safe way for service users.