1. How many outstanding Adult Social Care (ASC) ‘new’ assessment requests did Devon County Council (DCC) have at the end of April 2022? Please fill in the number of ‘new’ ASC requests split by client group based on their primary care need in the table below:
| Client Group | No. of ‘new’ ASC assessment requests |
|---|---|
| Total | |
| Learning Disability | |
| Older Adult Frailty | |
| Physical Disability including Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) | |
| Dementia | |
| Mental Health | |
| Autistic Adults | |
| Young People in Transition to Adulthood ‘on the ASC books’ for assessment |
The Client Group classifications requested do not align to the classifications DCC use, so we have shown the Primary Support Reason we classify by locally and nationally for the purposes of SALT (Short and Long Term Support)
| Client Group – Primary Support Reason | No. of ‘new ASC assessment requests |
|---|---|
| Total | 1367 |
| Learning Disability Support | 92 |
| Mental Health support | 97 |
| Physical Support / Access & Mobility | 192 |
| Physical Support / Personal care support | 478 |
| Sensory Support / Support for dual impairment | 3 |
| Sensory Support / Support for hearing impairment | 4 |
| Sensory Support / Support for visual impairment | 21 |
| Social Support / Social Isolation Support / Other | 95 |
| Social Support / Substance misuse support | 6 |
| Social Support / Support to carer | 17 |
| Support with Memory and Cognition | 205 |
| Unknown – to be established | 157 |
2. How many outstanding ASC Care Act reviews (planned and unplanned) did DCC have at the end of April 2022? Please provide the number of ASC care act reviews and the percentage (as a proportion of the total number of people on the books) split by client group in the table below.
| Client Group |
No. of outstanding ASC Care Act Reviews Planned |
No. of outstanding ASC Care Act Reviews Unplanned |
% as a proportion of the total number of people on the books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | |||
| Learning Disability | |||
| Older Adult Frailty | |||
| Physical Disability including ABI | |||
| Dementia | |||
| Mental Health | |||
| Autistic Adults |
As in answer 1, DCC summarise by the Primary Support Reason that we classify by locally and nationally for the purposes of SALT. For clients receiving reviewable services at the end of the 30 April 2022 and who received reviewable services for over 365 days in that period, the table below shows the number of clients for whom a Care Act Review remains outstanding i.e. have not yet been reviewed (planned or unplanned) as part of the 12 month review cycle. By their nature, unplanned reviews do not form part of the schedule for outstanding clients.
| Client Group – Primary Support Reason | No. of outstanding ASC Care Act Reviews Planned |
No. of outstanding ASC Care Act Reviews Unplanned |
% as a proportion of the total number of people on the books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5557 | N/A | 57.1% |
| Learning Disability Support | 1327 | N/A | 59.6% |
| Mental Health support | 1410 | N/A | 55.1% |
| Physical Support / Access & Mobility | 426 | N/A | 54.5% |
| Physical Support / Personal care support | 1503 | N/A | 55.8% |
| Sensory Support / Support for dual impairment | 10 | N/A | 52.6% |
| Sensory Support / Support for hearing impairment | 10 | N/A | 50.0% |
| Sensory Support / Support for visual impairment | 38 | N/A | 54.3% |
| Social Support / Social Isolation Support / Other | 224 | N/A | 68.1% |
| Social Support / Substance misuse support | 16 | N/A | 57.1% |
| Social Support / Support to carer | 50 | N/A | 68.5% |
| Support with Memory and Cognition | 543 | N/A | 58.5% |
3. How many ASC qualified staff vacancies (Social Workers, Care Managers) did DCC have at the end of April 2022?
| Role | Full Time Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Social Worker or Experienced Social Worker | 31.8 |
| Best Interests Assessor (Experienced Social Worker) | 6 |
| Occupational Therapist | 9.3 |
| Approved Mental Health Professional | 1.7 |
4. How many ASC unqualified staff vacancies (Enablement Workers, Social Work Assistants) did DCC have at the end of April 2022?
| Role | Full Time Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Social Care Assessor | 2 |
| Arranging Support Coordinator | 1 |
| Reablement Support Worker | 0.7 |
| Reablement Support Worker | Various |
| Community Enabler | Various |
| Residential Care Assistant | Various |
5. Please list the contract frameworks (care and support services) DCC has in place for ASC
Currently there are no frameworks for adult social care and health contracts.
6. What is DCC’s ASC spend on non-framework (non-contracted) providers and framework (contracted) providers for the financial year 21/22 (April 2021- March)? Please provide the ASC spend split by client group in the table below:
| Client Group | Spend on non-framework (non-contracted) providers for the financial year 21/22 | Spend on framework (contracted) providers for the financial year 21/22 |
|---|---|---|
| Total | ||
| Learning Disability | ||
| Older Adult Frailty | ||
| Physical Disability including ABI | ||
| Dementia | ||
| Mental Health | ||
| Autistic Adults |
DCC do not hold financial information in the categories requested, we do not split total expenditure (as used in the Council’s Statement of Accounts) at provider level. However, the financial information that we do hold is published in the Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Reports for England. To access the information for Devon, please go the year required and look at the reference tables for the relevant information.
7. Has DCC used external support over the past 3 financial years (20/21, 21/22 and 22/23 Year to date) for any of the below services. If yes, please fill in the table below:
| Service | Use of external supplier/ support | Supplier Name | Contract start date | Contract currently in place? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioning | Yes | KDMG Limited | 05/03/2021 | Yes |
| Consultancy (planning, strategy and change management) | ||||
| DoLs Backlogs | ||||
| Assessments | ||||
| Review backlog | ||||
| Other (Please state) |