Disclosure Log

Use this part of the site to view the Authorities disclosure log Database.

Question

1. Who within the Local Authority, has the commissioning responsibility for domiciliary care placements? Please provide their: a. Name b. Job title c. Telephone number d. Email address 2. Please provide the following information regarding individuals aged 65+ receiving state-funding for domiciliary care services for the following financial years, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25: a. Total number of individuals receiving state-funded care b. Average number of hours of state-funded care received c. Total gross expenditure by the local authority on domiciliary home care d. The new of new individuals receiving state-funded care each year 3. Please provide the following information regarding individuals aged 65+ receiving state-funding for domiciliary care services for the following financial years, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25: a. Total number of hour commissioned for visiting care b. Total number of hour commissioned for live-in care 4. Please provide the following information regarding individuals aged 65+ receiving direct payments for domiciliary care services for the following financial years, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25: a. Total number of individuals receiving direct payments from the LA for domiciliary home care b. Total gross expenditure by the local authority on direct payments for domiciliary home care 5. Please provide the number of individuals aged 65+ for whom the local authority has arranged domiciliary (home) care services where the individual is self funding (i.e. their capital/income is above the Care Act financial thresholds and they are paying the full or near full cost of their care) and the local authority’s role is to arrange or commission the domiciliary care on the person’s behalf (including where an arrangement or admin fee is charged). a. Total number of individuals for whom the local authority has arranged domiciliary (home) care services where the individual is self funding in each financial year. 6. For those self funding individuals aged 65+ whose domiciliary care the local authority has arranged in each of the last five financial years, please provide: a. The average hourly rate paid by those individuals for domiciliary care in each year. b. The minimum and maximum hourly rates charged to those individuals in each year (if available). c. Any standard schedule of hourly rates or bands that applied to self funding individuals for domiciliary care in each year (e.g. day/evening/weekend rates). 7. If the local authority charges a separate “arrangement fee” or “admin fee” for arranging domiciliary care for self funders under the Care Act, please provide: a. The amount of the fee in each of the last five financial years. b. Whether this fee is one off, recurring, or structured in another way.

Answer

1.Who within the Local Authority, has the commissioning responsibility for domiciliary care placements? Please provide their: a. Name Alexandra Beckham b. Job title Head of Adult services ( overall responsibility for the commissioning processes for large contracts) c. Telephone number 01685 725000 d. Email address customer.care@merthyr.gov.uk 2. Please provide the following information regarding individuals aged 65+ receiving state-funding for domiciliary care services for the following financial years, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25: a. Total number of individuals receiving state-funded care 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Total number of individuals receiving state-funded care 327 438 197 243 267 Average number of hours of state-funded care received Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available b. Average number of hours of state-funded care received We do not collate the requested data in a way that allows it to be easily extracted from our systems. c. Total gross expenditure by the local authority on domiciliary home care 2020/21 – 3,054.161 (£000s) 2021/22 – 3,319.913 (£000s) 2022/23 – 3,936.529 (£000s) 2023/24 – 4,466.578 (£000s) 2024/25 – 4,535.951 (£000s) d. The new of new individuals receiving state-funded care each year Unsure of request, this would need clarity in what you are requiring from the department. 3. Please provide the following information regarding individuals aged 65+ receiving state-funding for domiciliary care services for the following financial years, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25: a. Total number of hour commissioned for visiting care – Unable to give specific hours for years or just state funded – 31st December Total Weekly Hours 3100 hours (all dom care hours regardless of if state funded) b. Total number of hour commissioned for live-in care – None 4. Please provide the following information regarding individuals aged 65+ receiving direct payments for domiciliary care services for the following financial years, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25: a. Total number of individuals receiving direct payments from the LA for domiciliary home care Information not held, we do not distinguish in direct payments for the purchase of homecare b. Total gross expenditure by the local authority on direct payments for domiciliary home care Information not held 5. Please provide the number of individuals aged 65+ for whom the local authority has arranged domiciliary (home) care services where the individual is self funding (i.e. their capital/income is above the Care Act financial thresholds and they are paying the full or near full cost of their care) and the local authority’s role is to arrange or commission the domiciliary care on the person’s behalf (including where an arrangement or admin fee is charged). Total number of individuals for whom the local authority has arranged domiciliary (home) care services where the individual is self funding in each financial year. we arrange all POCS where we have done an assessment and these is a maximum charge for contribution to home care of £100 6. For those self funding individuals aged 65+ whose domiciliary care the local authority has arranged in each of the last five financial years, please provide: a. The average hourly rate paid by those individuals for domiciliary care in each year. b. The minimum and maximum hourly rates charged to those individuals in each year (if available). c. Any standard schedule of hourly rates or bands that applied to self funding individuals for domiciliary care in each year (e.g. day/evening/weekend rates). Unable to provide due to question 5 7. If the local authority charges a separate “arrangement fee” or “admin fee” for arranging domiciliary care for self funders under the Care Act, please provide: a. The amount of the fee in each of the last five financial years. b. Whether this fee is one off, recurring, or structured in another way. We do not charge an arrangement for homecare.