Adult Commissioning and Health

Support services provided to adult care operations and health and performance management

  • Charging for social care

    • Do you currently charge recipients of ‘non-residential social care services’? Yes • Do you charge carers for support services that you provide to them? We don’t charge carers for any support services that we provide to them. Replacement care … Continue reading →

  • Care Act 2014

    “The Care Act 2014 places clear legal responsibilities on the Council where a care provider fails. It makes it clear that local authorities have a temporary duty to ensure that the needs of people continue to be met should their … Continue reading →

  • Supported living

    I would like to request the following information regarding supported living services for adults with learning disabilities (LD,) mental health (MH) and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Please provide answers on the attached and accompanying spreadsheet, and where ever possible, please … Continue reading →

  • Social care assessment waiting times

    For the requests for assessments for care and support from new clients in 2015/16 and 2016/17, please provide the average (arithmetic mean) time in days between the request for assessment and the assessment being completed, as well as the longest … Continue reading →

  • Domiciliary Care Contracts

    “I am writing to kindly request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:- How many domiciliary care contracts were entered into by your authority Three primary provider contracts. When does the existing contract end?  The contracts are … Continue reading →

  • Repair and maintenance of stairlifts

    Request for information about repair and maintenance of stair lifts in the homes of social care service users. Please provide the information by completing the attached questionnaire. The Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) is a means-tested grant to install showers, stair lifts, … Continue reading →

  • Meals on Wheels

    Please can you tell me in each year over the last 10 years – how much the council has spent on a meals-on-wheels service each year Refer to link for Devon County Councils response  Meals on Wheels 2008 – 2014 … Continue reading →

  • Learning disabilities and care

    If you do provide social care, how many people in your area are in receipt of services relating to social care? What percentage of them are adults with learning disabilities? Please state if you do not hold this information. As … Continue reading →

  • The delivery of homecare services

    The information requested We ask the council to provide a response to the following questions. For the avoidance of doubt, references to “home-based care and support” and “homecare” should be interpreted as meaning domiciliary care services regulated by the Care … Continue reading →

  • Mental health service providers

    I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act: A list of all private mental health service providers funded by the council, including the unique Companies House number where possible, and how much funding they … Continue reading →