We ask you to provide the information described below, including the prices paid to independent and voluntary sector Homecare Providers for the provision of regulated Homecare services delivered to people aged 65 years and over in their own home during the seven-day Reference Period which includes Monday, 17 April 2023.
The information requested is:
(a) The lowest rate per hour paid to any individual Homecare Provider during the Reference Period, expressed in pounds and pence per hour.
(b) The highest rate per hour paid to any individual Homecare Provider during the Reference Period, expressed in pounds and pence per hour.
(c) The average (“arithmetic mean”) price per hour paid to all Homecare Providers for all hours of Homecare services purchased during the Reference Period, expressed in pounds and pence per hour.
Devon County Council Personal care for care in the community, excluding Supported Living and Extra Care Housing (ECH) is paid under two bands, applied under a geographical assignment. Rates for 23/24 fiscal are:
| Personal care band 1 | £24.96 |
| Personal care band 2 | £27.68 |
(d) The total hours of Homecare purchased from all Homecare Providers during the Reference Period.
Week from 19/04/23 to 25/04/23
Older People receiving daytime care funded by the authority
Hours COMMISSIONED during week
21,805
(e) The total hours of Homecare purchased from all Homecare Providers during a seven-day period which includes Monday, 18 April 2022 (i.e. the figure which provides a like-for-like comparison with item (d), above, for the previous year).
Week from 20/04/22 to 26/04/22
Older People receiving daytime care funded by the authority
Hours COMMISSIONED during week
23,514
(f) Your organisation’s total spend on Homecare services purchased from all Homecare Providers during the Reference Period.
Commissioned Spend for authority funded OLDER PEOPLE (includes day and night care) during Week from 19/04/23 to 25/04/23
£587,761
(g) The total number of Care Packages handed back by all Homecare Providers between Friday, 1 April 2022 and Friday, 31 March 2023
We do not hold this information
(h) The total number of Care Packages handed back by all Homecare Providers between Thursday, 1 April 2021 and Thursday, 31 March 2022 (i.e. the figure which provides a like-for-like comparison with item (g), above, for the previous year).
We do not hold this information
Questions (a)-(h) refer to Homecare services exclusively. The following questions (i) and (j) relate to all social care services, including Homecare services.
(i) The total number of people aged 65 years and over who were awaiting assessment, review or the start of a care service on Monday, 17 April 2023 (or on a date as close to this as possible).
Snapshot closest to 17 April 2023, gives a total of 3712 people waiting (65+ waiting list, overdue reviews and awaiting homecare exc those with partial package or backfill in place)
(j) The total number of people aged 65 years and over who were awaiting assessment, review or the start of a care service on Monday, 18 April 2022 (or on a date as close to this as possible) (i.e. the figure which provides a like-for-like comparison with item (i), above, for the previous year).
Snapshot closest to 18 April 2022, gives a total of 3779 people waiting (65+ waiting list, overdue reviews and awaiting homecare exc those with partial package or backfill in place)