1. How many adults accessing long-term support funded by the council during 2016-17 and 2017-18 had a recorded diagnosis of dementia?
2016-2017 – 2597 Devon County Council supported clients with dementia identified in the year
2017-2018 – 2451 Devon County Council supported clients with dementia identified in the year
2. Of all adults accessing long-term support in 2016-17 and 2017-18 with a diagnosis of dementia, how many received a planned review, an unplanned review or both and what was the total number of reviews delivered to this group?
2016-2017
Planned reviews – 929 dementia clients received a planned review
Unplanned reviews – 742 dementia clients received an unplanned review
Both – 146 dementia clients received both a planned and an unplanned review (included in planned/unplanned figures above)
Total reviews delivered – 2302 reviews carried out for 1525 dementia clients
2017-2018
Planned reviews – 828 dementia clients received a planned review
Unplanned reviews – 648 dementia clients received an unplanned review
Both – 79 dementia clients received both a planned and an unplanned review (included in planned/unplanned figures above)
Total reviews delivered – 1871 reviews carried out for 1397 dementia clients
3. Of all the reviews carried out, how many led to a formal reassessment of need?
2016-2017 – 2302 as each review completed is a reassessment of need
2017-2018 – 1871 as each review completed is a reassessment of need
4. For the reassessments carried out for people with dementia, how many resulted in:
2016-2017
An increase in the personal budget – 1327 of 2302 reviews resulted in an increase
A decrease in the personal budget – 58 of 2302 reviews resulted in a decrease
No change – 917 of 2302 reviews resulted in no change
2017-2018
An increase in the personal budget – 1086 of 1871 reviews resulted in an increase
A decrease in the personal budget – 47 of 1871 reviews resulted in a decrease
No change – 738 of 1871 reviews resulted in no change