- Request
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Elderly Care Home Placements:
1. The number of adults aged 65+ funded by the local authority in an elderly care home in a;
a) Residential placement
b) Residential dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placement
c) Nursing placement
d) Nursing dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placement
For each category, please provide data for the last five years (i.e. 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22).
2. The average (mean) fees paid by the local authority (excluding top-ups) for elderly care home placements for;
a) Residential placements
b) Residential dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements
c) Nursing placements
d) Nursing dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements
For each category, please provide data for the current year and the last five years (i.e. 2022/23 and 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22). Please indicate whether the nursing fees are inclusive of Funded Nursing Care (FNC).
3. The annual fee uplift the local authority awarded to providers for elderly care home placements for;
a) Residential placements
b) Residential dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements
c) Nursing placements
d) Nursing dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements
For each category, please provide data for the current year and the last five years (i.e. 2022/23 and 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22). - Decision
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I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.
The number of adults aged 65+ funded by the local authority in an elderly care home
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
Residential placement
4060
6396
5876
6198
6454
data not available
Nursing placement
1278
1215
1072
999
847
data not available
The average (mean) fees paid by the local authority (excluding top-ups) for elderly care home placements for;
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
Residential placements - Standard
x
£483
£502
£521
£533
£567
Residential - High Dependency
x
£531
£552
£573
£587
£627
Nursing placements
x
£531
£553
£574
£588
£627
The annual fee uplift the local authority awarded to providers for elderly care home placements for;
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
Residential placements
x
x
£19
£19
£12
£34
Residential - High Dependency
x
x
£21
£21
£14
£40
Nursing placements
x
x
£22
£21
£14
£39
Lincolnshire County Council does not have a different fee for either residential or nursing dementia/elderly mentally impaired (EMI) placements.
- Reference number
- FOI 4155365
- Date request received
- 16/05/22
- Date of decision
- 01/06/22