Older Person’s Care

1. Who within the Local Authority, has the commissioning responsibility for care home placements for older people (aged 65+)? Please provide their: Name Job title Telephone no. Email address
  Nicola Tribble Senior Commissioning Manager – Markets 01392 383000 socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
2. Please provide the gross total expenditure on older person’s (age 65+) services for financial year 2022/23 (actual) and financial year 2023/24 (projected): 2022/23 2023/24 (projected)
a.     Gross total expenditure on older person’s (65+) services £178,910,636 £200,888,518
b.     Gross total expenditure on residential home placements (65+) £95,918,523 £106,540,394
c.     Gross total expenditure on nursing home placements (65+) £40,972,922 £45,404,956
d.     Gross total expenditure on domiciliary care/home care (65+) £30,853,137 £36,284,623
3. Please provide figures for the total number of older people (age 65+) that the council has placed in the financial year 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 (projected) and funded in: 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
a.      Residential care                           1,929                                2,056                                   2,103
b.      Residential dementia care                           1,052                                1,115                                   1,163
c.      Nursing care                              650                                   682                                      753
d.      Nursing dementia care                              380                                   386                                      441
e.      Domiciliary care/home care                           2,624                                2,533                                   2,651
4. Please provide the average (mean) weekly fees paid for care home placements for older people (aged 65+) in financial year 2022/23 and 2023/24: 01/12/2022 2022/23 01/12/2023 2023/24
a.     Older person’s residential placement £874.73 £963.12
b.     Older person’s residential dementia placement £904.61 £998.02
c.     Older person’s nursing placement £1,051.67 £1,166.11
d.     Older person’s nursing dementia placement £1,169.48 £1,281.73
NOTE: Averages only available on Snapshots – Provided 01/12/2022 and 01/12/2023
5. Please provide the set or banded weekly fees paid for care home placements for older people (aged 65+) in financial year 2022/23 and 2023/24: 2022/23 2023/24
Personalised Fee – Care Hours hourly Rate 13.08 14.16 Per Hour
Accommodation Residential Weekly Rate 352 396 Per Week
Accommodation Nursing Weekly Rate 371 414 Per Week