Date of Request: 22/04/2015
Date of Disclosure: 18/05/2015
Request and Devon County Council Response
Please see the Councils response in bold text;
1) How man elderly (65+) residents were the local council authority funding or partially funding care home places for in (a) 2015 (b) 2014 (c) 2010
Please see table below;
| 2009/10 | 2013/14 | |
| Number of Service Users | Number of Service Users | |
| Residential Care | 3520 | 2945 |
| Nursing Care | 975 | 745 |
Please note the figures for 2014/15 are still being compiled for future publication by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) through the National Adult Social Care Information Service (NASCIS). Therefore the Council believe that this information is exempt from disclosure under Section 22 (intended for future publication) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Devon County Council recognise the public interest in openness and transparency, however we are mindful of the fact that this information is soon to be published. We therefore feel that there is a greater public interest in ensuring that Council resources are not utilised carrying out work which is in effect a duplication of effort.
In the interest of providing assistance and guidance the links needed to view this data (once published) are as follows;
http://www.hscic.gov.uk/socialcarecollections2015
2) What was the total local authority budget for funding care home places in (a) 2015 (b) 2014 (c) 2010
This information can be found within Devon County Council’s budget books, which are publicly available on our website at www.devon.gov.uk/finance-and-budget/budgets
3) How many elderly (65+) residents were assessed as not being eligible for any sort of care funding in (a) 2015 (b) 2014 (c) 2010 because their needs were assessed as falling below the eligibility criteria.
Data is not held as a recorded data set.
4) How many elderly (65+) residents were assessed as not being eligible for funding to support the cost of a Care Home in (a) 2015 (b) 2014 (c) 2010 because their needs were assessed as falling below the eligibility criteria.
Data is not held as a recorded data set.