Elderly Care Home placements
Case reference FOI2022/00629
Published 10 June 2022
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information regarding elderly care home placements.
This information should be able to be provided by the department with responsibility for social care commissioning.
Q1. 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).
Q2. 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).
Q3. 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).
Response
Please see completed form attached.
Documents
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