Social Care Provider Contracts
Case reference FOI2021/00038
Published 24 November 2021
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act, please could you provide me with information about the number of contracts (contracted services with providers) between social care providers and the council that have been withdrawn from or handed back by the provider in each of the calendar years 2019, 2020, and 2021 to date.
Please provide a breakdown for each year (or part year) for the number of handed back contracts involving residential care homes (including specialist care homes and nursing homes) and the number involving care at home (in a client's own home), as well as a breakdown by numbers for younger adults (under 65) and older adults (65 and over).
If providers have given reasons for handing back contracts, please provide a breakdown of the reasons cited for each year.
If possible, please provide information about the number of people whose care is covered by the contracts that have been handed back by the provider in 2019, 2020, and 2021 to date. Please provide a breakdown for each year between care homes and at home care and between older and younger adults.
Response
Homecare Contracts:
2019 - 3 contracts with a total of 30 customers over the 3 contracts. Reasons for contract hand back include provider personal decision, and provider business decision.
2020 - 0 contracts
2021 - 1 contract with a total of 34 customers. Reason for contract hand back is provider personal decision.
Residential and Nursing Home Contracts:
2019 - 0 contracts
2020 - 0 contracts
2021 - 2 contracts handed back. Reason for contracts hand back is provider business decision. Both facilities catered for over 65s.
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