Adult neurological and mental health services - Find a freedom of information request

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information regarding adult neurological and mental health services.

1. Please provide the total number of adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of mental-ill health funded by the Local Authority and receiving long-term nursing care in a care home.

Please provide the total number in placement at 31 March of each year from 2023 to 2025, and projected at 31 March 2026. 

2. Please provide the total number of adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of mental-ill health funded by the Local Authority and receiving long-term nursing care in a care home.

Please provide the total number of new placements made during the financial year to 31 March 2025.
 
3. Please provide a list of providers with which the Local Authority is funding adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of mental-ill health receiving long-term nursing care in a care home.

Please provide the full list of providers at 31 March 2025.
 
4. Please provide a list of the five providers with which the Local Authority is funding the largest number of adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of mental-ill health receiving long-term nursing care in a care home.

For each of the top five providers by volume of service users, please provide the number of service users funded during March 2025 and the corresponding expenditure by the Local Authority during the month of March 2025.
 
5. Please provide a list of the five providers with which the Local Authority is spending the most with on placements for adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of mental-ill health receiving long-term nursing care in a care home.
 
For each of the top five providers by expenditure on placements, please provide the number of service users funded during March 2025 and the corresponding expenditure by the Local Authority during the month of March 2025.
 
6. Please provide the number of adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of mental-ill health funded by the Local Authority and receiving long-term care in a nursing care home setting with fees per week of a) less than £1,000, b) £1,000 to £3,000, and c) more than £3,000.

Please provide the number of adults at 31 March 2025.
 
7. Please provide the total number of adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of neurological condition funded by the Local Authority and receiving long-term nursing care in a care home.

Please provide the total number in placement at 31 March of each year from 2023 to 2025, and projected at 31 March 2026.
 
8. Please provide the total number of adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of neurological condition funded by the Local Authority and receiving long-term nursing care in a care home.

Please provide the total number of new placements made during the financial year to 31 March 2025.
 
9. Please provide a list of providers with which the Local Authority is funding adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of neurological condition receiving long-term nursing care in a care home.

Please provide the full list of providers at 31 March 2025.
 
10. Please provide a list of the five providers with which the Local Authority is funding the largest number of adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of neurological condition receiving long-term nursing care in a care home.

For each of the top five providers by volume of service users, please provide the number of service users funded during March 2025 and the corresponding expenditure by the Local Authority during the month of March 2025.
 
11. Please provide a list of the five providers with which the Local Authority is spending the most with on placements for adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of neurological condition receiving long-term nursing care in a care home.

For each of the top five providers by expenditure on placements, please provide the number of service users funded during March 2025 and the corresponding expenditure by the Local Authority during the month of March 2025.
 
12. Please provide the number of adults (aged 18 to 64) with a primary support need of neurological condition funded by the Local Authority and receiving long-term care in a nursing care home setting with fees per week of a) less than £1,000, b) £1,000 to £3,000, and c) more than £3,000.

Please provide the number of adults at 31 March 2025.

For the avoidance of doubt, when referring to the terms 'neurological' and 'neurological care need', please include; brain injury (including acquired brain injury and traumatic brain injury), spinal injury, neuro-disabilities (including but not limited to Parkinson's disease, early-onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, Huntington's disease, cerebral palsy and epilepsy), stroke, neurobehavioural rehabilitation and cognitive rehabilitation. This list is meant as a guide and is by no means exhaustive.

Where 'neurological' or 'neurological care need' is not recorded, please provide figures for 'physical support: access & mobility only' and 'physical support: personal care support'.

For the avoidance of doubt, when referring to the term 'mental ill-health', please include; anxiety, depression, personality disorder, severe affective disorders, schizophrenia, and mental ill-health that causes challenging behaviour, all of which are to such a degree that the person experiences significant impairment and as such is unable to care for themselves independently. This list is meant as a guide and is by no means exhaustive.

Decision

1.

 

Year-end snapshots

2022/2023

2023/2024

2024/2025

MH in care homes

202

207

220

 

2.

 

New in year

2024/2025

New MH in care homes

35

 

3. Below is a list of homes that the Council were contracted with as of 31st March 2025 that selected on their contract that they deliver ‘MH Nursing’ as a service category.

 

Bassingham Care Centre (Bassingham)

My Bassingham

Braeburn Lodge (Deeping St James)

Barchester Healthcare

Canwick House Care Home (Canwick)

Canwick House Care Home

Cedar Falls Care Home (Spalding)

Tanglewood

Courtlands Lodge (Lincoln)

Life Care

Drovers Call (Gainsborough)

Knights Care

Eastholme Care Home (Lincoln)

Care For Your Life

Ferndene Care Home (Gainsborough)

Monach Healthcare (Ferndene)

Fitzwilliam Care Centre (Mablethorpe)

Mablethorpe Care

Gables Manor (Saxilby)

National Care Consortium

Grand View Care Home (Stamford)

Alysia Caring

Grosvenor Hall Care Home (Lincoln)

Care For Your Life

Grosvenor House Care Home (East Stockwith)

Grosvenor Care Homes

Howson Care Centre (Willingham by Stow)

Howson Care Centre

Hunters Creek Care Home (Boston)

Tanglewood

Martin Hall Nursing Home (Martin by Timberland)

Knightingale Care

Meadows Edge Care Home (Boston)

Park Avenue Care Limited

Miramar Nursing Home (Mablethorpe)

Super Care

Morton Manor (Morton)

Devonshire Care 1

Newton House (Grantham)

Barchester Healthcare

Seacroft Court Nursing Home (Skegness)

PrimeLife

South Wold Nursing Home (Tetford)

Mr and Mrs S Munnien

Tanglewood Care Home (Horncastle)

Tanglewood

Tanglewood Cloverleaf (Lincoln)

Tanglewood

The Elms Care Home (Louth)

North Bay Services

Welbourn Hall Nursing Home (Welbourn)

Welbourn Hall Nursing Home

West Dean (Lincoln)

Achieve Together

White Gables Care Home (Skellingthorpe)

White Gables Care Home

Woodgrange (Bourne)

Barchester Healthcare

Woodlands Court Care Home (Boston)

Greenhold Care Homes

 

4. The Top 5 providers with 22 places in total are:

 

Howson Care

Courtlands Lodge

Cedar Falls

Phoenix Park

Yarningdale

 

5.

 

  • Howson Care – 12 service user cost £26,384
  • Courtlands Lodge – 5 service users cost £10,324
  • Cedar Falls – 1 service user cost £4215
  • Phoenix Park – 3 service users cost £8,256
  • Yarningdale – 2 service users cost £10,549

 

6.

 

  • Less than £1000 per week = 25
  • £1000 to £3000 = 9
  • £3000 + = zero

 

7.

 

Year-end snapshots

2022/2023

2023/2024

2024/2025

Mem & Cognition in care homes

1

2

3

 

8.

 

New in year New

2024/2025

 

 

Mem & Cognition in care homes

1

 

 

 

 

Reference number
12187827
Date request received
11 April 2025
Date of decision
20 May 2025