Elderly Care Home Placements - Find a freedom of information request

Request

Elderly Care Home Placements:

1. The number of adults aged 65+ funded by the local authority in an elderly care home in a;

a) Residential placement

b) Residential dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placement

c) Nursing placement

d) Nursing dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placement

For each category, please provide data for the last five years (i.e. 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22).

2. The average (mean) fees paid by the local authority (excluding top-ups) for elderly care home placements for;

a) Residential placements

b) Residential dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements

c) Nursing placements

d) Nursing dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements

For each category, please provide data for the current year and the last five years (i.e. 2022/23 and 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22). Please indicate whether the nursing fees are inclusive of Funded Nursing Care (FNC).

3. The annual fee uplift the local authority awarded to providers for elderly care home placements for;

a) Residential placements

b) Residential dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements

c) Nursing placements

d) Nursing dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements

For each category, please provide data for the current year and the last five years (i.e. 2022/23 and 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22).

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

The number of adults aged 65+ funded by the local authority in an elderly care home

 

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23         

Residential placement

4060

6396

5876

6198

6454

data not available

Nursing placement

1278

1215

1072

999

847

data not available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The average (mean) fees paid by the local authority (excluding top-ups) for elderly care home placements for;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018/19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019/20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020/21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021/22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022/23

Residential placements - Standard

x

£483

£502

£521

£533

£567

Residential - High Dependency

x

£531

£552

£573

£587

£627

 Nursing placements

x

£531

£553

£574

£588

£627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The annual fee uplift the local authority awarded to providers for elderly care home placements for;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018/19

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019/20

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020/21

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021/22

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022/23

Residential placements

x

x

£19

£19

£12

£34

Residential - High Dependency

x

x

£21

£21

£14

£40

Nursing placements

x

x

£22

£21

£14

£39

                 

 

Lincolnshire County Council does not have a different fee for either residential or nursing dementia/elderly mentally impaired (EMI) placements.

Reference number
FOI 4155365
Date request received
16/05/22
Date of decision
01/06/22