Social Care Providers - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Social Care Providers
FOI Number
15695
Date Received
12/10/2021
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
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provide me with information about the number of contracts between social care providers and the council that have been withdrawn from or handed back by the provider in each of the calendar years 2019, 2020, and 2021 to date.Please provide a breakdown for each year (or part year) for the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.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.
Response
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provide me with information about the number of contracts between social care providers and the council that have been withdrawn from or handed back by the provider in each of the calendar years 2019, 2020, and 2021 to date.
Social Care Contracts returned to the Council:
2019 – Nil
2020 – One
2021 - Nil
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).
Social Care Contracts returned to the Council:
2019 – Nil
2020 – One Care at Home Contract returned
2021 - Nil
If providers have given reasons for handing back contracts, please provide a breakdown of the reasons cited for each year.
2020 – Reason provided by Care at Home provider when returning contract was that they decided to concentrate on LD specific services.
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.
2020 – 116 People were receiving care from this provider when the Care at Home contract was returned to the Council
