Adult Social Care in East Sussex
Dear East Sussex County Council,
Please can you answer the following questions regarding Adult Social Care in East Sussex?
1. The current average number of weekly hours commissioned to private domiciliary care providers for Adult Social Care as of August 2017
2. The estimated Annual Spend commissioned for Adult Domiciliary Care through private domiciliary care providers (Based on 2016)
3. The type of agreements held with private domiciliary care providers commissioned to deliver Adult Social Care services such as frameworks, Spot Contracts, Block Contracts etc and their start/end dates
4. The lowest and highest (based on the standard daytime week day rate) charge rates per hour of domiciliary care charged to the local authority for Adult Social care commissioned through private domiciliary care providers
5. When you anticipate retendering for domiciliary care services for Adult Social Care
6. The names of the current Domiciliary Care Providers commissioned in your authority to deliver Adult Social Care
7. The contact Name, Email address and Contact number of the person responsible for commissioning domiciliary care services in your authority
8. Are commissioned providers required to use real-time electronic monitoring to provide data to the local authority and if so which system?
9. The number of service users currently receiving a direct payment within your local authority as well as the number of average hours per week.
10. Is the local authority working with health partners to commission health funded care?
11. The authorities’ current market positioning statement for Adult Social Care
Yours faithfully,
Jamie Wake
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Dear Mr Wake
FOI Request ref: 9619 / Adult Social Care Information
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Dear Mr Wake
FOI Request ref: 9619 / Adult Social Care Information
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Request (in black) and Response (in blue)
Q1 The current average number of weekly hours commissioned to
private domiciliary care providers for Adult Social Care as of August 2017
Answer 19,077 per week
Q2 The estimated Annual Spend commissioned for Adult Domiciliary
Care through private domiciliary care providers (Based on 2016)
Answer £17,309,916 per annum
Q3 The type of agreements held with private domiciliary care
providers commissioned to deliver Adult Social Care services such as
frameworks, Spot Contracts, Block Contracts etc and their start/end dates
Answer All contracts are spot; we have 3 tiers of contract –
Lead, Approved and Spot. Contracts commenced 27/10/14 and run to 26/10/19.
There are extension options of up to 24 months, so a potential end date of
26/10/21.
Q4 The lowest and highest (based on the standard daytime week day
rate) charge rates per hour of domiciliary care charged to the local
authority for Adult Social care commissioned through private domiciliary
care providers
Answer Lowest rate; £16.40. Highest rate £18.64
Q5 When you anticipate retendering for domiciliary care services for
Adult Social Care
Answer Until a decision is made with regards to the extension
options contained within the current contract we cannot confirm
retendering plans. We will discuss the option of taking up extension
options in November 2017.
Q6 The names of the current Domiciliary Care Providers commissioned
in your authority to deliver Adult Social Care
Answer
A & F Quality Care Services
A Plus Care LTD
A1 Quality Homecare Ltd
Abicare Services Ltd
Action on Hearing Loss - Homecare
Active Assistance
Agincare Live-in CareServices Ltd
Agincare UK Ltd
Alandra Care - Kent and Sussex
Alina Homecare Ltd
Allied Healthcare NPSL
APC Care Limited - Caremark Eastbourne and Wealden
Apex Prime Care Ltd
AQS Homecare
ARRCC Other Services
Berkeley Home Health Ltd
Better Healthcare Services
Bluebird Care - Eastbourne
Bluebird Care - Lewes
Braeburn Care LTD
Budden Care Ltd T/A My Homecare Crowborough
Candlelight Homecare
Care At Home - Bexhill
Care at Home - Crowborough And North Borders
Care at Home - Eastbourne
Care at Home - Hastings
Care Remedies Ltd
Caremark - Mid Sussex
Caring 4 All Ltd
Carrianne Care Ltd
Coast Care Homes Home Care
Country Carers
County Medicare
Craegmoore - The Old Rectory (Home Care)
Craegmoore-part of The Priory Group - Supporting You
DCS Sussex LTD
Diamond Care
Diversity Care Solutions Limited
East Sussex Helping Hands
Harlipop Care Ltd - Acacia Homecare (Rother & Wealden)
Headway Hurstwood Park - Homecare
Homelife Care Ltd
Kestral Homecare Ltd
Kind Hands Caring Services
L J Homecare Ltd
Lawn Court - Homecare
MyLife Living Assistance
Nurse Plus
Nurse Plus Hastings
Olive Homecare and Support Limited
Pentlow - Community Services
Positive Homecare
Prestige Nursing
Quality Respite Care
Royal Mencap Society - Homecare
Seagulls Homecare Ltd
SOS Home Services
Spring Care PA's Battle Ltd
Styles, Mrs Susan
Sunshine Coast Support
Town and Country Homecare Ltd
Unity Care Solutions
Vernon Close
VersaCare
Vine House Care Ltd
Wealden Community Care
Q7 The contact Name, Email address and Contact number of the person
responsible for commissioning domiciliary care services in your authority
Answer
Jessica Haines
Head of Strategic Commissioning ( Housing and Support Solutions)
07814921262
Q8 Are commissioned providers required to use real-time electronic
monitoring to provide data to the local authority and if so which system?
Answer Top tier (Lead providers) are required to use a real-time
monitoring system. Providers use a variety of systems.
Q9 The number of service users currently receiving a direct payment
within your local authority as well as the number of average hours per
week
Answer 1499 service users are in receipt of DPs – as we do not
prescribe how need is met when using a DP we cannot confirm how many of
the 1499 are used for domiciliary care solutions / number of hours
provided.
Q10 Is the local authority working with health partners to commission
health funded care?
Answer Yes
Q11 The authorities’ current market positioning statement for Adult
Social Care
Answer Please see attached document
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