Urgent announcement for commissioning authorities and care providers

iESE has been made aware that some councils and care providers are continuing to use the Care Funding Calculator (CFC) or locally developed adaptations of the now defunct spreadsheet.

The intellectual property rights and copyright of CFC and any adaptions are owned by iESE and the product is now unsupported and unlicensed. Any outputs should no longer be accepted in negotiations and iESE should be informed if you have received a copy of or suspect use of the CFC.

Having an accurate cost of care is more important now than ever and the CFC is now more than ten years out of date, as are the datasets that are included within it. Using the CFC (or any local iteration of it) carries a legal risk, but also could be compounding some of the issues the sector faces if pricing information is not accurate and up to date.

CareCubed was released in 2019 and is the only validated, nationally recognised model that is supported and updated on an ongoing basis by iESE. This new digital tool is being used by a growing number of councils and providers as a strategic tool to help shape markets, build better relationships between commissioners and providers and ensure the right care is being provided at a fair price for all parties.

Please share this information with relevant colleagues and check that your organisation is not using the CFC or any adapted versions of the CFC Excel spreadsheet.

• To read about the Care Funding Calculator on our website and to report any misuse, please go to: https://iese.org.uk/carefundingcalculator