Care home and 'care at home' service providers - FOISA extension: consultation
This consultation seeks views on whether Freedom of Information law should be extended to cover private and third sector (i.e. voluntary and not-for-profit) providers of care home and 'care at home' providers in Scotland.
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ANNEX
Care inspectorate data re ‘care at home’ services for children and young people
Service Profile - Client Group - Vulnerability/Need Responses, Housing Support Service (Combined) and Support Services ‘Care at Home’[20]
Notes:
- Annual Return data includes services who submitted their Annual Return, and those whose Annual Return was sitting at 70% or higher completed.
- Annual Returns data is submitted from services and the information is not currently validated. It may, therefore, contain inaccuracies.
- Service types are based on our service list as at 31 December 2024, and not necessarily the AR type they received.
- Combined services is an arrangement developed by Care Inspectorate policy, to support providers who offer both a Support Service - ‘Care at Home’ and Housing Support Service to be considered a combined service.
- Where a Support Service - ‘Care at Home’ and Housing Support Service are registered with the Care Inspectorate as combined, only the Housing Support Service is required to submit an Annual Return.
| Care service/subtype | Number of services registered at 31 December 2024 | Number of services that completed the service profile question in the 2024 Annual Return | Proportion of services that completed the service profile question in the 2024 Annual Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Support Service (Combined) | 725 | 686 | 94.6% |
| Support Service/‘Care at Home’ | 514 | 466 | 90.7% |
| Grand Total | 1,239 | 1,152 | 93.0% |
Notes:
- Includes services who submitted their Annual Return, and those whose Annual Return was sitting at 70% or higher completed.
- Services registered after 30 September do not have to submit an annual return.
| Care service / subtype | Children and Young People |
|---|---|
| Housing Support Service (Combined) | 70 |
| Support Service ‘Care at home’ | 81 |
| Grand Total | 151 |
Notes:
- 70 Housing Support Service (Combined) and 81 Support Services ‘Care at home’, indicated that their service caters for “Children and Young People.”
- Of these 151 services one indicated that “Children and Young People” were the only client group they catered to. 150 services indicated that they catered to two or more client groups.
| Service Type | Housing Support Service (Combined) | Support Service ‘Care at home’ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private | 21 | 31 | 49 |
| Local Authority | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| Voluntary or Not for Profit | 22 | 29 | 45 |
| Grand Total | 50 | 66 | 106 |
Notes:
- Total is the total number of individual providers, some providers may provide both a Housing Support and Support Service - ‘Care at Home’ Services.
- Providers can operate multiple services, therefore the number of providers is lower than the number of services.
In total there are 106 individual providers that provided either/both a Housing Support Service or a Support Service ‘Care at Home’ to Children and Young People. 46.2% (49 providers) of these providers were Private, 42.5% (45 Providers) were Voluntary or Not for Profit, while 11.3% (12 Providers) were Local Authorities.
Housing Support Service – These was a total of 50 individual providers that provided a Housing Support Service to Children and Young People. 44.0% (22 providers) of these providers were Voluntary or Not for Profit, 42.0% (21 Providers) were Private, while 14.0% (7 Providers) were Local Authorities.
Support Service ‘Care at Home’ – These was a total of 66 individual providers that provided a Support Service ‘Care at Home’ to Children and Young People. 47.0% (31 providers) of these providers were Private, 43.9% (29 Providers) were Voluntary or Not for Profit, while 9.1% (6 Providers) were Local Authorities
Contact
Email: foiconsultation@gov.scot