Under the Freedom of Information Act, please could you provide me with information about the number of contracts between social care providers and the council that have been withdrawn from or handed back by the provider in each of the calendar years 2019, 2020, and 2021 to date.
Please provide a breakdown for each year (or part year) for the number of handed back contracts involving residential care homes (including specialist care homes and nursing homes) and the number involving care at home (in a client’s own home), as well as a breakdown by numbers for younger adults (under 65) and older adults (65 and over).
If providers have given reasons for handing back contracts, please provide a breakdown of the reasons cited for each year.
In response to these questions, please see the table below:
| Year | Reasons | |
| Contract type | ||
| 2019 |
Residential – 4 Care at Home – 2 |
Provider closing down and exiting the market
|
| 2020 |
Residential – 6 Care at Home – 1 |
Change of provision type eg from Residential to Supported living Provider closing down and exiting the market
|
| 2021 |
Residential – 3 Care at Home – 5 |
Change of provision type eg from Residential to Supported living Provider closing down and exiting the market
|
If possible, please provide information about the number of people whose care is covered by the contracts that have been handed back by the provider in 2019, 2020, and 2021 to date. Please provide a breakdown for each year between care homes and at home care and between older and younger adults.
Devon County Council does not hold this information.