OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY
COUNCIL – 9 SEPTEMBER 2008
SCHEDULE OF
BUSINESS
Addenda
Additional information in response to
Question 16 of Questions with Notice from Members of the Council
Care Home
Placements
There were 19
people waiting in their own homes for county council funded care home places in
the week ending Friday August 29. These people had waited an average of 161
days. In
- 13 of these
cases (68%) the delay is due to the individuals preferred placement not
being available
- 4 of these
cases (21%) the person requires specialist care
- 2 of these
cases (11%) the delay is due to funding yet to be agreed.
Current care
arrangements for these people are
- In 16 cases
(84%) the person is currently receiving home care.
- 1 person (5%)
has had a temporary placement and is currently waiting a home of choice.
- 2 people (11%)
are supported by their family out of choice.
Home Support
There
were 13 people waiting home support in the week ending Friday August 22. These
people had waited an average of 27 days. Of these people
- 5 currently
have confirmed start dates
- 1 has been
agreed with the agency, but no start date yet agreed
- 4 are being
reviewed by agencies with a view to taking on the clients
- 3 have yet to
be sourced with an agency.
3 people have
been waiting longer than 28 days (the government target for implementing care
plans following an assessment). Of these
- one has waited
29 days. They are currently being reviewed by an agency and have been
supported in respite care in this period
- one has waited
70 days. They are currently being reviewed by an agency and have been
supported with day care and meals on wheels and have been offered a direct
payment.
- one has waited
189 days. This person’s package has subsequently commenced. This is
unacceptable & we have instigated an enquiry into this case, reporting
back to the Head of Service for Adult Social Care.
We are happy to
provide public updates of these figures at regular intervals and will consider
the best means to do this and report back once a decision on how to do this has
been made. The figures should most sensibly be provided in the context of other
performance figures.
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