Changes to day services for adults with a learning disability

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Dear Jo Davies,

 

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

In response to your request for information received at this office on 24
January 2012, Bolton Council is happy to supply the following information.

 

 

Q1)         How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability were
known to social services in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12?

 

A1)

 

LD 18-64 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
known to Social Services in 624 633 611
year

 

 

    

Q2)         How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability attended
day activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12:

    

                   i. 5 days a week or more

                   ii. 4 days a week

                   iii. 3 days a week

                  iv. 2 days a week

                  v. 1 day a week

                  vi. 0 days a week?

 

A2)

 

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
attended day services      
5 days a week or more 100 101 96
4 days a week 19 17 19
3 days a week 34 35 34
2 days a week 27 30 31
1 day a week 14 13 14
0 days a week 0 0 0

 

    

Q3)         How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability attended
the following type of day activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c)
2011/12:

    

                  i. day centres

                ii. employment

                 iii. education

                 iv. voluntary work

                  v. other activities?

 

A3)

 

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
day centres 184 187 185
employment 8 6 7
education N/A N/A N/A
voluntary work 42 26 N/A
other activities N/A N/A N/A

 

 

   

Q4)         How many a) day centre places and b) equivalent day service
places for adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability were funded by the
local authority in the following financial years:

    

                  i. 2009/10

                 ii. 2010/11

                 iii. 2011/12;

    

                 and how many do you expect will be funded in iv. 2012/13?

 

A4)

 

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
day centre places 268 268 243
equivalent day service places N/A N/A N/A

 

    

Q5)         How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability who 
attended day activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12 lived:

    

                 i. in the family home

                 ii. in their own home

                  iii. in supported accommodation

                 iv. in residential accommodation?

 

A5)

 

attend day services… 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
the family home 160 163 164
in their own home 0 1 1
in supported accommodation 6 7 6
in residential accommodation 1 1 1

    

Q6)         If there have been day service closures within the local
authority, have any alternative services been put in place for those who
attended the day centre; i.e. new learning disability-specific community
activities or transport to/from suitable existing day activities?

 

A6)         There have been no day service closures, however there has
been a transfer of the (in house) Harrowby’s Service which was merged with
the (in house) Jubilee Day Centre in August/ September 2011.

    

Q7)         If there have been day service closures within the local
authority, were consultations held, and if so, what were the consultation
periods? Please provide full details (excluding personal/confidential
data) of all consultation responses and the resulting statement from the
council.

 

A7)         No services have been closed.  All families and services users
received letters and/ or visits to explain and discuss the merge of the
two in house services as mentioned above.

    

Q8)         Have charges for any of the following services increased since
1st April 2009:

    

                 i. day centre attendance

                 ii. transport to and from day activities

                iii. any related activities;

    

                and if so by how much?

 

A8)         Yes.

Prior to 1 January 2012 day care was £5 per attendance (means tested) and
Transport was £2.50 per round trip.  This has since increased to Up to £10
per attendance at Day care (Means Tested) and £3 transport per round trip.

 

 

 

Should you have any queries regarding this, please contact me.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Michelle Smith

Information Officer

Adult and Community Services

Bolton Council

01204 332872

 

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