Provision of Telecare Services across the Authority

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Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please would you take the time to respond to our FOI questions below to help us to develop and improve our service offerings.
1. How many Service Users / Clients do you have in the Community - Adults
2. How many Service Users / Clients do you have in residential care? – Adults
3. How many clients have moved from Community services into residential care over the past 12 months?
a. How many had Telecare?
b. How many had mobile / SIM based Telecare?
4. How many new clients are receiving Community Care?
a. FY 2021 / 22
b. FY 2022 – to date
5. What is the current rate for domiciliary care per hour in the community to the Local Authority?
6. What is the current cost of a Residential placement per week to the Local Authority?
7. How many days have you been charged for clients in hospital that have been medically fit for discharge and awaiting community care?
a. FY 2021 / 22
b. FY 2022 – to date
c. For how many people has this been?

Yours faithfully,

Michael Davis

InfoMgr, FinDMT, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

 

Dear Mr Davis

 

Please see below our response to your recent FOI enquiry.

 

1.           How many Service Users / Clients do you have in the Community
- Adults

              6540 - please note this figure does not include clients in
Residential and Nursing placements

 

2.           How many Service Users / Clients do you have in residential
care? – Adults  

              1565 - please note this figure includes clients placed in
both Residential and Nursing placements

 

3.           How many clients have moved from Community services into
residential care over the past 12 months? 301 (01/09/2021 – 31/09/2022)

              a.           How many had Telecare?  See below

              b.           How many had mobile / SIM based Telecare? See
below

             

Telecare is provided by a commissioned provider, Medequip.  The total
number of clients in receipt of Medequip services is 6022 in the last 12
months.  We are unable to break down this figure more specifically.

 

4.           How many new clients are receiving Community Care?  

              a.           FY 2021/22 - 1797

              b.           FY 2022 – to date 1071 (as of 25/10/22)

 

5.           What is the current rate for domiciliary care per hour in the
community to the Local Authority? The rates are published on the Council's
website, please use the following link for more information
[1]https://www.wirral.gov.uk/health-and-soc...

                                                                                                    

6.           What is the current cost of a Residential placement per week
to the Local Authority? The rates are published on the Council's website,
please use the following link for more
[2]https://www.wirral.gov.uk/health-and-soc...

 

7.           How many days have you been charged for clients in hospital
that have been medically fit for discharge and awaiting community care?

              a.           FY 2021/22 - 527 days, please note the days
relate to the period 17/12/2021 – 31/03/2022, we do not hold information
prior to this period

              b.           FY 2022 – to date 1400 Days

              c.           For how many people has this been? 2022 - to
date, 19 people

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Lynette Paterson

Principal Information Management Officer

Resources – Digital and Improvement

Wirral Council

PO Box 290
Brighton Street
Wallasey
CH27 9FQ

 

Email: [3][Wirral Borough Council request email]

 

Visit our website: [4]www.wirral.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

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