Falkirk Council

Falkirk Council
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Social Work Services statutory performance indicators 2010-11

Indicator 2009/10 2010/11
Home Care -

Number of people receiving aged 65+

1,883

1,773

Rate per 1,000 population aged 65+

 76.4

70.5 

Number of home care hours provided aged 65+

 13,460

13,675 

Number of clients 65+ receiving Personal Care

 1,574

1,566 

% of clients 65+ receiving Personal Care

 83.6%

88.3% 

Number of clients 65+ receiving service during Evening / Overnight

 556

594 

% of clients 65+ receiving service during Evening/Overnight

29.5% 

33.5% 

Number of clients 65+ receiving service at Weekend

1,148

1,260

% of clients 65+ receiving service at Weekend

61.0%

71.1%

% of Customers whose calls to the social work contact centre are answered at first attempt

80.8%

90.0%

Unit cost of Care Management & Assessment for cases that have been open during the reporting year

£660

£679

Average cost of a basket of Social Care Services per case: Home Care, Residential Care, Day Care & Respite Car

£8,325

£8,957

Unit cost of residential care for children £125,090 £106,116

Welfare Benefits & Advice -

The number of benefit enquiries

12,653

12,702

The number of benefit gains

£5.6m

£5.4m

The number of new debt case

1,531

1,374

Total debt negotiated

£63.3m

£44.7m

Staff qualification - % of care staff who are qualified, working in care homes for older people

72.1%

67.5%

The number of months during the reporting year that the target was achieved of no delayed discharge patients waiting 6 weeks or more

8

2

The number of people receiving a rapid response service

882

830

Criminal Justice -

Social Enquiry Reports: The proportion of those submitted to the courts by the due date

99.8%

99.8%

Probation: The proportion of new probationers seen by a supervising officer within 1 week

93.0%

93.7%

Community Service: The average number of hours per week taken to complete order

2.97

3.68

The number and proportion of looked after and accommodated children in community placements rather than residential care

405
89.2%

396
89.4%

% of children made subject of a supervision order who were seen within 15 day

80.5%

84.8%

The proportion of young people who are looked after who have a plan

98%

100%

% of looked after children who on leaving care achieve both English & Maths at SCQF 3 of higher

41.5%

20.0%

Respite Care -

The total overnight respite weeks provided to older people aged 65+

824.9

859.0

The total daytime respite weeks provided to older people aged 65+

853.7

862.1

The total overnight respite weeks provided to adults aged 18-64

553.9

538.6

The total daytime respite weeks provided to adults aged 18-64

243.0

243.5

The total overnight respite weeks provided to children with a disability

283.0

211.7

The total daytime respite weeks provided to children with a disability

577.2

587.7