Domiciliary Care Services - Find a freedom of information request

1. Details of the lowest, highest and average fee hourly rates agreed with external suppliers of the following services for 2019/2020:

a. Domiciliary care services for the elderly in their own home.

b. Domiciliary care services for adults under the age of 65 in their own home with specialist care needs such as learning disabilities, autism or physical disabilities.

(Please note that for questions 1a and 1b, we do not require details of rates paid to individual suppliers, simply minimum, maximum and average rates payable.)

2. Details of the minimum, maximum and average amount agreed per night for sleep in shifts delivered to adults under the age of 65, with specialist care needs.

3. Details of the percentage increase in hourly fee rates (referred to the answers of points 1a. and 1b. above) which were awarded to the previous year’s levels.

4. Details of the number of hours provided in the week commencing 22 April 2019 for:

a. Elderly domiciliary care; and

b. Specialist care (incorporating mental health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities).

5. Of the hours listed in answer to question 4, please advise:

a. What percentage was delivered by the independent sector,

b. What percentage was delivered by the local authority, and

c. What percentage was under direct payments/independent budgets.

6. Total cost in the week commencing 22 April 2019 of the care hours provided by independent providers of:

a. Elderly domiciliary care; and

b. Specialist care (incorporating mental health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities)

1a. £15.96 Maximum £15.63 Minimum £15.73 Average

1b. £15.96 Maximum £15.63 Minimum £15.73 Average (Physical Disabilities - PD)

1b. £17.05 Maximum £15.21 Minimum £15.93 Average (Learning Disabilities - LD)

2. £73.89 per night for all providers

3. 4.2% Maximum Increase Percentage 4.31% Minimum Increase Percentage 4.1% Average Increase Percentage (OP & PD) 3. 4.12% for all LD and MH providers

4a. 21509 Paid Hours

4b. 3927 Paid Hours (PD)

4b. 34420 Paid Hours (LD & MH)

5a. 100%

5b. 0%

5c. unknown and not included in the above figures

6a. £339,669.26

6b. £61,928.90 (PD)

6b. £595,080 (LD & MH)