24 June 2022
Your request
HPC are consultants in the social care sector. In order to assist in our work, please would you be able to provide the following information in respect of placements made by the local authority of elderly persons funded (in whole or part) by yourselves. The information should be readily available from the relevant department with responsibility for social care. It goes without saying that sensitive information such as people's names/identity is not being requested.
A. How many new placements (permanent or temporary) of elderly persons were made by the local authority into registered residential or nursing homes during the financial year 2021/22?
B. How many of that total number were placed into homes outside the local authority boundary?
C. For persons benefitting from local authority funding, what is the fee to be paid by the council for elderly persons placed within independent sector care homes during the financial year 2022/2023 for the following categories of care?
1. Elderly Residential Care
2. Elderly Dementia Residential Care
3. Elderly Nursing Care*
4. Elderly Dementia Nursing Care*
*Please state fee exclusive of the NHS Funded Nursing Care payment (FNC) for 3 and 4.
Our response
A. How many new placements (permanent or temporary) of elderly persons were made by the local authority into registered residential or nursing homes during the financial year 2021/22? – 191
B. How many of that total number were placed into homes outside the local authority boundary? - 71
C. For persons benefitting from local authority funding, what is the fee to be paid by the council for elderly persons placed within independent sector care homes during the financial year 2022/2023 for the following categories of care?
1. Elderly Residential Care
2. Elderly Dementia Residential Care
3. Elderly Nursing Care*
4. Elderly Dementia Nursing Care*
*Please state fee exclusive of the NHS Funded Nursing Care payment (FNC) for 3 and 4.
Question C response:
|
2022/23 financial year rates £ |
Average |
|
1. Personal care / residential, elderly frail |
689 |
|
2. Personal care / residential, elderly dementia |
729 |
|
3. Nursing, elderly frail |
754 |
|
4. Nursing, elderly dementia |
830 |