We ask the authority to provide the prices paid by the authority to independent and voluntary sector homecare providers for the provision of regulated social care services delivered to people aged 65 years or above in Community Settings excluding Extra Care Facilities, between Monday 03rd June 2019 and Sunday 09th June 2019, inclusive (the “Reference Period”). Figures requested in items ‘a’ to ‘f’, below, should be expressed in pounds and pence per hour, as follows:
a. The average (‘arithmetic mean’) price per hour paid to all providers for all hours of homecare services in Community Settings excluding Extra Care Facilities purchased during the Reference Period;
£19.80
b. The authority’s total spend on homecare services in Community Settings excluding Extra Care Facilities purchased from all providers during the Reference Period;
£633,530
c. The authority’s total quantity (in hours) of homecare services in Community Settings excluding Extra Care Facilities purchased from all providers during the Reference Period;
31,998
d. The authority’s lowest price per hour paid to a provider of homecare services in Community Settings excluding Extra Care Facilities during the Reference Period;
£16.48
e. The authority’s highest price per hour paid to a provider of homecare services in Community Settings excluding Extra Care Facilities during the Reference Period;
£25.00
f. The authority’s ‘Usual Rate’ (if this exists) per hour paid to providers of homecare services in Community Settings excluding Extra Care Facilities during the Reference Period.
Different rates are paid according to different geographical zones so we do not have a “usual rate” and we do not hold this information.
We ask the authority to provide the prices paid by the authority to independent and voluntary sector homecare providers for the provision of regulated social care services delivered to people aged 65 years or above in Extra Care Facilities, between Monday 03rd June 2019 and Sunday 09th June 2019, inclusive (the ‘Reference Period’). Figures requested in items ‘g’ to ‘l’, below, should be expressed in pounds and pence per hour, as follows:
g. The average (‘arithmetic mean’) price per hour paid to all providers for all hours of homecare services in Extra Care Facilities purchased during the Reference Period;
£19.89
h. The authority’s total spend on homecare services in Extra Care Facilities purchased from all providers during the Reference Period;
£16,409
i. The authority’s total quantity (in hours) of homecare services in Extra Care Facilities purchased from all providers during the Reference Period;
1078.25
j. The authority’s lowest price per hour paid to a provider of homecare services in Extra Care Facilities during the Reference Period;
£14.78
k. The authority’s highest price per hour paid to a provider of homecare services in Extra Care Facilities during the Reference Period;
£15.28
l. The authority’s ‘Usual rate’ (if this exists) per hour paid to providers of homecare services in Extra Care Facilities during the Reference Period.
We can confirm this does not exist so we do not hold this information.