Spending and Contracts for Older Person's Social Services - Find a freedom of information request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding spending and contracts for older person's social services (aged 65 and over).

Please provide answers in the attached Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

1. Does the Local Authority operate a usual cost of care for older person's social services? By usual cost of care, we mean set weekly fee rates that the Local Authority pays to care providers for older people's residential, residential EMI, nursing, and nursing EMI care.

2. If the answer to question 1 is 'yes', does the Local Authority have a banding system for fee rates? By 'banding system' we mean different levels of fees according to a council's own criteria i.e. quality grades.

3. If the answer to question 2 is 'no', please provide the Local Authority's own set weekly fee rates for 2021/22 for:

a. Older person's residential.

b. Older person's residential EMI.

c. Older person's nursing.

d. Older person's nursing EMI.

4. If the answer to question 2 is 'yes', please provide the Local Authority's own weekly set fees associated with each band/grade for 2021/22 for:

a. Older person's residential.

b. Older person's residential EMI.

c. Older person's nursing.

d. Older person's nursing EMI.

5. Please provide the highest, lowest, average (mean) and median actual weekly fees paid to older person's care providers in 2021/22.

a. Older person's residential.

b. Older person's residential EMI.

c. Older person's nursing.

d. Older person's nursing EMI.

For clarification, EMI stands for Elderly Mentally Infirm

Please find the answers on the attached spreadsheet.

If you would like to see a copy of this attachment, please request it from CustomerInformationService@lincolnshire.gov.uk quoting the reference number 2509689.