FOI002502 FOI Adults Social Care

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding placements and spending for older person’s domiciliary care services.

1.     Who within the Local Authority, has the commissioning responsibility for domiciliary care placements? Please provide their:
a.      Name
b.     Job title
c.      Telephone number
d.     Email address

2.     Please provide the following information regarding individuals aged 65+ receiving state-funding for domiciliary care services for the following financial years, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25:
a.      Total number of individuals receiving state-funded care
b.     Average number of hours of state-funded care received
c.      Total gross expenditure by the local authority on domiciliary home care
d.     The new of new individuals receiving state-funded care each year

3.     Please provide the following information regarding individuals aged 65+ receiving state-funding for domiciliary care services for the following financial years, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25:
a.      Total number of hour commissioned for visiting care
b.     Total number of hour commissioned for live-in care

4.     Please provide the following information regarding individuals aged 65+ receiving direct payments for domiciliary care services for the following financial years, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25:
a.      Total number of individuals receiving direct payments from the LA for domiciliary home care
b.     Total gross expenditure by the local authority on direct payments for domiciliary home care

5.     Please provide the number of individuals aged 65+ for whom the local authority has arranged domiciliary (home) care services where the individual is self funding (i.e. their capital/income is above the Care Act financial thresholds and they are paying the full or near full cost of their care) and the local authority’s role is to arrange or commission the domiciliary care on the person’s behalf (including where an arrangement or admin fee is charged).
a.      Total number of individuals for whom the local authority has arranged domiciliary (home) care services where the individual is self funding in each financial year.

6.     For those self funding individuals aged 65+ whose domiciliary care the local authority has arranged in each of the last five financial years, please provide:
a.      The average hourly rate paid by those individuals for domiciliary care in each year.
b.     The minimum and maximum hourly rates charged to those individuals in each year (if available).
c.      Any standard schedule of hourly rates or bands that applied to self funding individuals for domiciliary care in each year (e.g. day/evening/weekend rates).

7.     If the local authority charges a separate “arrangement fee” or “admin fee” for arranging domiciliary care for self funders under the Care Act, please provide:
a.      The amount of the fee in each of the last five financial years.
b.     Whether this fee is one off, recurring, or structured in another way.