1. Does the Local Authority operate a usual cost of care for older person’s social services? By usual cost of care, we mean set weekly fee rates that the Local Authority pays to care providers for older people’s residential, residential … Continue reading
Adult Care Operations and Health
Services provided to adult social care clients over 18, their families and carers
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Living Cost of having a Disability
“Research shows that the everyday cost of having a disability can be substantial, relative to the cost a non-disabled person would otherwise have to spend in order to meet their physical and social needs. Much of the additional cost arises … Continue reading
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Direct payments
Please can you tell me the numbers of people within the local authority who have been assessed as needing help from social services and who started to receive direct payments to pay for their care in each of the following … Continue reading
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Team Managers within Social Care
Request: “Please could I have a list of all the Team Managers within social care.” Response: The requested information is publicly available on the Devon County Council website via the Leadership Group Structure Chart here Specific Social Care structure charts … Continue reading
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Care worker sleep in shift pay rates
Do you directly provide any care services in which care staff perform sleep-in shifts? Yes – we have interpreted these questions to relate to adult social care. If yes, are the care workers paid a lump sum for the sleep-in … Continue reading
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Community Care Provision for Adults with Mental Health Difficulties
Request and Response are provided here
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Adult Social Care Structure chart and number of interims
1. I’d like a full up to date structure chart of the adult social care remit, with names and contact details. Please find the link to the adult social care structure chart with names. Devon County Staff can be contacted … Continue reading
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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) funding
As reported in March 2017, local authorities were provided an extra £25 million due to the Cheshire West outcome of the Supreme Court ruling. I would like to know the following; How much did each local authority receive from this … Continue reading
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People who have died while waiting for a social care package
1. The number of people who have died while waiting for a social care package to commence, after an assessment has been made Devon County Council is unable to confirm or deny whether we hold information meeting the scope of … Continue reading
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Community Care provision for Learning Disability Adults
Please find attached my FOI request on the topic of “Community care provision for working age adults (18-64 years) with learning disability”. May I suggest you use the attached excel sheet for your answer. Please find Devon County Council’s response … Continue reading