Changes to day services for adults with a learning disability

RE: Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Case Reference: 101000167691

Dear J Davies

Thank you for your email. It will be treated as a request within the meaning of the Act: this means that we will send you a full response within 20 working days, either supplying you with the information which you want, or explaining to you why we cannot supply it. If we need any further clarification or there is any problem we will be in touch.

In the meantime if you wish to discuss this further please contact me. It would be helpful if you could quote the log number 167691.

Yours sincerely

Caroline Timms
FOI Unit
Solutions Team
Cheshire West and Chester Council

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Dear J Davies

Further to your Freedom of Information Request, Log Number 167691. Unfortunately, it is taking slightly longer than anticipated to collate this information.

I apologise for this delay and will forward our response shortly.

Yours sincerely

Caroline Timms
FOI Unit - Solutions Team
Cheshire West and Chester Council

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Dear Ms Davis

Further to your Freedom of Information request, Log Number 167691.  Please
find our response below.

 

1) 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?

Year Total
2009/10 856
2010/11 907
2011/12 Information is not available until the end of the financial year

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) 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?

 

  5 days a 4 days a 3 days a 2 days a 1 day a 0 days a
week or week week week week week
more
2009/10 215 98 65 38 16 424
2010/11 204 96 55 43 19 490
2011/12 Information Information Information Information Information Information
is not is not is not is not is not is not
available available available available available available
until the until the until the until the until the until the
end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the
financial financial financial financial financial financial
year year year year year year

 

Please note that the above data was taken from LD teams where some of the
clients may not have LD as the primary client type.

 

3) 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?

 

i.                    Day Centres
Year Total
2009/10 422
2010/11 419
2011/12 Information is not available until the end of the financial year

 

ii.                  Employment
Year Total
2009/10 64
2010/11 75
2011/12 Information is not available until the end of the financial year

 

iii.                Education
Year Total
2009/10 16
2010/11 23
2011/12 24

 

Please note that figures are not available for learners supported in local
colleges within Cheshire West and Cheshire

iv.                 Voluntary Work
Year Total
2009/10 31
2010/11 35
2011/12 Information is not available until the end of the financial year

 

v.                   Other Activities
Year Total
2009/10 No data available
2010/11 No data available
2011/12 No data available

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) 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?

 

 

  2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
a)      Day Centre Places 633 748 Information is not
available until the end of
the financial year
b)      Equivalent Day Service 422 419 Information is not
Places for adults aged 18-65 available until the end of
with a learning disability the financial year

 

We are unable to obtain any information at present regarding 2012/13.

 

5) 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

 

 

  Family Home Own Home Supported Residential No relevant No living
Accommodation Accommodation category status
recorded
2009/10 74 24 146 7 3 168
2010/11 116 25 126 9 5 138
2011/12 Information Information Information Information Information Information
is not is not is not is not is not is not
available available available available available available
until the until the until the end until the end until the until the
end of the end of the of the of the end of the end of the
financial financial financial financial financial financial
year year year year year year

 

 

6) 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?

 

We have had one day centre closure during this period, of a building that
was no longer fit for purpose. All service users have been relocated in
either alternative day centre provision or within community day services,
located in neighbourhoods, which offer a higher level of community
involvement.

 

 

7) 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.

 

Consultation began 9^th December at the carers’ consultation meetings and
continued during the following 3 months, with discussions on the closure
and its re-provision being held at further carers’ meetings on 3rd
February and 17th March. The building closed 31st March 2010. The
consultation responses are contained in the minutes of the carer
consultation meetings, which covered a range of topics and not just the
re-provision of this day centre. There was no published response to the
consultation. The views of the carers have been extracted and are
attached.

 

 

8) 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?

    

Charges have only been increased by inflation since April 2009

 

Summary of charges for day care related activities as referred in the FOI
enquiry (note this is not the full list of charges) - shown below

 

  2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Meals      
For a light breakfast 1.13 1.16 1.19
For a full cooked  Breakfast 1.75 1.79 1.84
For a light meal 1.64 1.68 1.72
For a full meal 3.03 3.10 3.18
For a light meal 1.50 1.54 1.57
For a high tea 1.97 2.02 2.07
Day care charge 26.98 27.63 28.32
Transport (per one way trip) 1.63 1.67 1.71

 

I trust this answers your enquiry and apologise for the delay in providing
this information.

 

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request a review by writing to:

 

Solutions Team

Cheshire West and Chester Council

HQ

58 Nicholas Street

Chester

CH1 2NP

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

 

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

 

Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45

Website: [1]www.ico.gov.uk

 

There is no charge for making an appeal.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Caroline Timms

FOI Unit

Cheshire West and Chester Council

 

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