Care at Home Services - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description: Care at Home Services
FOI Number: 15697
Date Received: 13/10/2021
Type of Request: FOI
Request or Question: I was wondering if you could provide the following details under the freedom of information act. The request relates to older peoples - Care at Home Services (both long term and reablement)If this could cover the 25th to 31st October 2021
Weekly Hours provided by Council In-House Services -
Number of service users covered by Council In-House Services
Number of staff employed by Council In-House Services to the date of 21/10/21 .
Unit cost per hour for In-House Services
Weekly Hours provided by external providers and/or third sector
Number of Care at Home external providers on your framework
Hourly rate for Care at Home Services for external providers
Response: I was wondering if you could provide the following details under the freedom of information act. The request relates to older peoples - Care at Home Services (both long term and reablement)
Weekly Hours provided by Council In-House Services –
Average Hours for 2020/21 - 4136 (including 1 staffed ECH facility)
Number of service users covered by Council In-House Services –
Average No. of service users (including 1 staffed ECH facility) - 673
Number of staff employed by Council In-House Services
Headcount of SBCares Homecare staff ) excluding casual employees = 262
Unit cost per hour for In-House Services £27.89 average rate in 20/21
Weekly Hours provided by external providers and/or third sector -345.59
This is based on the average weekly hours in 2020/21
Number of Care at Home external providers on your framework – 15 in 2020/21
Hourly rate for Care at Home Services for external providers - £18.89 average rate in 2020/21
This information is based on Scottish Borders Council's Older People budget