Average weekly fee 2020-2023 for residential placements for children with learning disabilities
Case reference FOI2023/00795
Published 1 June 2023
Request
Please provide the current £ average weekly fee (also for the last 3 financial years if possible) for residential placements for children with learning disabilities split by acuity and primary care need if possible as defined by the following:
Acuity definitions
Low acuity: Children requiring general care or less complex care receiving residential care without any need for significant complex care
Mid acuity: Children classified as requiring more personal care and some 1-1 or 2-1 care
High acuity: Children with highest level of complexity and those with most acute needs who constantly require 1-1 care or 2-1 care or even multiple care staff to 1 care
Definitions for level of care
Regular care: children who receive standard residential care and do not have significant personal needs -
1-1 care: children who require some 1-1 care in certain situations
2-1 care: children who are more complex and required more constant care from 2 staff - multiple to 1 care - children with severe needs who needs multiple staff members to assist them in their care needs
Response
Please provide the current £ average weekly fee (also for the last 3 financial years if possible) for residential placements for children with learning disabilities split by acuity and primary care need if possible as defined by the following:
Acuity definitions
Low acuity: Children requiring general care or less complex care receiving residential care without any need for significant complex care
Mid acuity: Children classified as requiring more personal care and some 1-1 or 2-1 care
High acuity: Children with highest level of complexity and those with most acute needs who constantly require 1-1 care or 2-1 care or even multiple care staff to 1 care
Definitions for level of care
Regular care: children who receive standard residential care and do not have significant personal needs -
1-1 care: children who require some 1-1 care in certain situations
2-1 care: children who are more complex and required more constant care from 2 staff - multiple to 1 care - children with severe needs who needs multiple staff members to assist them in their care needs
Please see attached spreadsheet for the current average weekly cost of residential placements for children with learning disabilities. We are only able to provide the current costs and unable to provide this data for previous financial years due to a change in reporting mechanisms.
Furthermore, please note we have included acuity levels of low-mid and mid-high as these placements did not accurately fit the low/mid/high descriptions provided, for example, placements with 1-1 care in the home but 2-1 care in the community.
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